COVEY v. WESTERN TANK LINES, INC.

No. 31260.

36 Wn.2d 381 (1950)

218 P.2d 322

HARRY COVEY, Respondent, v. WESTERN TANK LINES, INC., Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

May 13, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Skeel, McKelvy, Henke, Evenson & Uhlmann, W.R. McKelvy and Altha P. Curry, for appellant.

W.R. Cole and J.D. Thomas, Jr., for respondent.


HAMLEY, J.

This is an action in negligence to recover damages occasioned by the loss of five male mink.

Harry Covey owns and operates a mink ranch a short distance east of Cle Elum, Washington, and adjacent to state primary highway No. 10. On the afternoon of September 22, 1947, a truck with attached semitrailer, owned by Western Tank Lines, Inc., and operated by Bob Bohn, was proceeding west on this highway. As the truck was about to pass the mink ranch,...

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