Rae v. Konopaski

Our question concerns the respective rights of the parties in a collision between a driver attempting to make a left turn across a roadway and a following driver attempting to pass.

Plaintiff, Philip Peter Rae, appeals from a judgment for defendants, Raleigh A. Konopaski and Joy C. Konopaski, his wife. Plaintiff had sued for property damage resulting from a vehicular collision on Highway 101 in Clallam County at a point approximately 37 miles west of Port Angeles on November 14, 1966. Defendants answered and counterclaimed for their property damage. The case was tried to the court sitting…