Legal Opinion
Kaiser v. Suburban Transportation System
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 1965No. 37100PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
The plaintiff, Gertrude M. Kaiser, was injured while a passenger on a Suburban Transportation System bus when the bus driver, Richard Wagner, lost consciousness and the bus struck a telephone pole. This lapse of consciousness can be attributed to the side effects of a drug (pyribenzamine) which had been prescribed by *463his doctor, Jack Faghin, for the treatment of a nasal condition. The driver testified that the doctor gave him no warning concerning possible side effects of the drug, and that he took the first pill on the morning of the accident. A few miles before the accident he felt groggy…
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