Bowen v. Baumgardner

The minor plaintiff appeals from the summary judgment dismissing her claim for negligence against the defendants Hobart. The claim for negligence is based on the Hobarts’ alleged illegal parking of their car in an unmarked intersection at N.E. 65th Street and 34th Avenue N.E. in Seattle, Washington. Plaintiff contends that defendants Hobart were either guilty of negligence per se, or the issue of their negligence raises questions of fact precluding the entry of summary judgment under CR 56.

N.E. 65th Street in Seattle is a 36-foot-wide street running in an easterly-westerly direction. A 6-foot…