MELE v. TURNER

No. 51333-3.

106 Wn.2d 73 (1986)

720 P.2d 787

JOHN MELE, Respondent, v. CHARLES TURNER, ET AL, Petitioners.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin & Patterson, P.S., Inc., by John Q. Powers, Brian F. Kreger, and Gary House, for petitioners.

Christopher C. Pence and Kelby Fletcher, for respondent.


ANDERSEN, J.

FACTS OF CASE

At issue here is whether an adult, who was mowing his neighbors' lawn using the neighbors' rotary lawn mower, is entitled to recover damages from his neighbors for injuries which resulted when he put his hand in or under the running mower. We hold that under the facts presented, he is not.

On June 19, 1980, Ann Garrett told neighbor Dolores Turner that her 13-year-old son would mow the Turners' lawn using the Turners' rotary...

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