Sadler v. Wagner

The defendant-appellant is the personal representative of Howard E. Pittenger and Onis Vera Pittenger, who were both killed in a violent daylight collision on Interstate Highway 5 at the Carrolls Avenue intersection near Kelso, Washington. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict award of $75,000 for personal injuries and automobile damage sustained by the plaintiff in the collision.

Plaintiff was driving north on Interstate Highway 5 at a speed of approximately 65 miles per hour, in the left lane of the 4-lane highway, which had two northbound and two southbound lanes. He…