Olson v. Rose

The plaintiff brought an action for damages arising out of an automobile accident. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

The parties differ in their theories of the facts. The jury was entitled to believe that, between 1:45 and 2:00, September 20, 1941, the respondent Olson was a guest in the back seat of a car owned and driven by one J. Victor Falk, which left Aberdeen for Everett, Washington. They stopped at Tacoma for coffee for ten or fifteen minutes. At about 4:25, a collision occurred between the car in which respondent was riding and one driven by appellant…