Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Johnson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1978No. 45396PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
By Laws of 1974, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 3, p. 2, the legislature repealed RCW 46.08.080 (the host-guest statute), thereby reinstating the common-law rule as it existed in this state prior to the enactment of the first host-guest statute in 1933 (Laws of 1933, ch. 18, p. 145). Lau v. Nelson, 89 Wn.2d 772, 575 P.2d 719 (1978). That rule required that, in order to recover damages suffered as a result of the operation of a vehicle, a nonpaying passenger must prove that his host was guilty of gross negligence.
We indicated in Lau v. Nelson, supra, that we would be willing to reexamine that requirement…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Massaletti v. FitzroyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Shea v. OlsonWashington Supreme Court · 1936
- Nist v. TudorWashington Supreme Court · 1965
- Potts v. AmisWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- Brewer v. CopelandWashington Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Roth v. BellCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- Cazzanigi v. General Elec. Credit Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1997
- Lauritzen v. LauritzenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1994
- Lau v. NelsonWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. KelleherCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
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