Legal Opinion
Solomonson v. Melling
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 23, 1983No. 10136-6-IPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, C.J.
Facts of Case
The plaintiff, Daniel H. Solomonson, appeals the trial court's entry of a judgment for the defendants following a defense verdict in a personal injury action. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the issue of damages.
The accident occurred at midmorning on the East-West Road, a road in the industrial tideflats area just north of Tacoma. The plaintiff had pulled his pickup truck off the traveled portion of the roadway. As the defendants' logging truck towing an empty log trailer approached the plaintiff's vehicle, the trailer unit suddenly broke loose. It completely parted from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Siegler v. KuhlmanWashington Supreme Court · 1972
- Gardner v. SeymourWashington Supreme Court · 1947
- Cook v. SeidenvergWashington Supreme Court · 1950
- Kness v. Truck Trailer Equipment Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1972
- Miller v. LucasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
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