Legal Opinion

McPheters v. Peterson

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1985No. 15269PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

On March 5, 1982, five-year-old Aaron McPheters was injured in an automobile accident in a residential Boise neighborhood. As he entered the intersection of Latah and Kootenai streets, Aaron was struck by an automobile driven by respondent, Gene Peterson. Wallace and Debra McPheters initiated this action seeking damages on their own behalf and as the parents and guardians of Aaron McPheters. They alleged that the accident resulted from the negligence of Gene Peterson and the Ada County Highway District.

The case was tried to a jury. The. jury returned a special verdict…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Messmer v. KerIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
  2. McBride v. Ford Motor Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Garrett v. NoblesIdaho Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Goodfellow v. CoggburnIdaho Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Mills v. Hunt Bros. Construction, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1975

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robertson v. RichardsIdaho Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Dennis Ray Hennefer v. Blaine County School District 61Idaho Supreme Court · 2015
  3. KRIEGER BY KRIEGER v. HowellIdaho Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Smith v. David S. Shurtleff & AssociatesIdaho Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. McPheters v. PetersonIdaho Supreme Court · 1985

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