(Download) "Wooldridge v. Woolett" by Division Two Court of Appeals of Washington ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Wooldridge v. Woolett
- Author : Division Two Court of Appeals of Washington
- Release Date : January 13, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
Description
Cliff Wooldridge was killed instantly while riding as a passenger in a vehicle which crashed into an embankment on January 15, 1977. As administrator of Cliffs estate, Stanley Wooldridge, decedents father, filed this survival action under RCW 4.20.046 alleging that the driver of the car and the owners of the car negligently caused his sons death. Scott Woolett, the driver, and Cynthia Sofie, the owner, both minors, admitted liability. By order on summary judgment Cynthias parents had previously been dismissed as parties defendant. The jury awarded the estate the exact amount of special damages proved, but failed to award any general damages, despite the opinion of the only economist who testified at trial that if Cliff had lived a normal life-span the present value of his expected life estate would be $66,450. The trial court denied the administrators motion for new trial. He appealed to the Supreme Court and the cause was thereafter transferred to this court for resolution of the issues on appeal.