Edgar v. Brandvold

Four friends were quail hunting near Brewster, Washington, on November 30, 1968. One of them hunted by himself while the others continued together. They hunted through the morning and decided to return to the truck of the defendant, John Peterson. They turned and proceeded side by side across a field toward the truck with Peterson on the left, the defendant Brandvold in the center and the plaintiff Edgar on the right. On the way back to the truck, the plaintiff fell behind the defendants to watch his dog. The two defendants continued on and as they approached the highway, a covey of quail…