Slaubaugh v. Slaubaugh

MESCHKE, Justice.

Karen Slaubaugh appealed from a judgment upon a jury verdict awarding her damages against her husband, Wilmer Slaubaugh, for injuries that she received in a one-vehicle accident, but dismissing her claims against Wold Engineering, P.C. [“Wold”] and Pierce County [“County”]. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.

The County improved various roads in the Rugby area during 1985. Wold was the engineer on the project, and Byron Construction [“Byron”] was the contractor. The construction was substantially completed before freeze-up, but some items remained to be…