Grapp v. Peterson

This is an action to recover for personal injuries and special damages arising out of an automobile accident. Trial before the court and a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment of dismissal. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied. Plaintiff appeals.

Appellant, Albert E. Grapp, is a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota. On July 26, 1942, he was visiting his brother, Roy Grapp, of Seattle. Early that morning, Albert, Roy, and a third brother, Edward, set out on a salmon fishing trip in a 1940 Dodge sedan, owned and operated by Roy. Bound for Mission Beach, they were traveling north on…