Legal Opinion
Robbins v. Greene
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1953No. 32365PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchwellenbach, J.
The issue in this case is whether the negligence of a prospective purchaser (provided he is a prospective purchaser), who is driving an automobile in a demonstration, accompanied by the agent or salesman of the owner-dealer of the automobile, may be imputed to the owner of the automobile.
About five-thirty in the afternoon of September 14, 1951, Curtis G. Robbins was driving his automobile in a northerly direction on a county road in the Tieton-Cowiche area in Yakima county. He was about to drive into the lane leading to his house, was off of the blacktop, and was continuing in a northerly…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beck v. DyeWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- State v. KwanWashington Supreme Court · 1933
- Gephart v. StoutWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- Myers v. West Coast Fast Freight, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- Hamp v. Universal Auto Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Johnston v. OhlsWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- Brewer v. CopelandWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Ewer v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1954
- State v. SliderCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
- Greene v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1958
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