Legal Opinion
Scanlan v. Smith
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1965No. 37056PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The Washington Motor Vehicle Act (Laws of 1937, chapter 189, § 127, p. 913, which section does not appear in the Motor Vehicle or Highway Code, but is now codified under Animals, RCW 16.24.0701), makes it unlaw*602ful for any person to cause or permit any livestock to graze or stray upon any portion of the right-of-way of any public highway within any stock restricted area.2
A motorist and his wife traveling at night on one of the state’s primary highways, within a stock restricted area, collided with cattle on the highway. They brought this action against the owner of the cattle to recover…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- McUne v. FuquaWashington Supreme Court · 1953
- Anderson v. I. M. Jameson Corp.California Supreme Court · 1936
- Hansen v. KemmishSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Bender v. WelshSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Rettinger v. BresnahanWashington Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Cox v. Charles Wright Academy, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1967
- Mitchell v. RidgwayNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Reed v. MolnarOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Roberts v. Weber & Sons, Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1995
- Vacca v. Steer, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1968
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