SARGENT v. SELVAR

No. 33100.

46 Wn.2d 271 (1955)

280 P.2d 683

ROY SARGENT, as Guardian ad Litem of Marlene Sargent, a Minor, Appellant, v. DAGNE SELVAR, as Guardian ad Litem of Jack Selvar, a Minor, et al., Respondents. MARSHALL TAYLOR, as Guardian ad Litem of Patricia Taylor, a Minor, Appellant, v. DAGNE SELVAR, as Guardian ad Litem of Jack Selvar, a Minor, et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

March 3, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.J. Hutton and Purvis & Sanchez, for appellants.

Frederick B. Cohen and John E. Bowen, for respondents.


HAMLEY, C.J.

The guardians ad litem of two minor girls who were injured in an automobile accident brought separate actions to recover damages. The minor boy who was driving the car at the time of the accident, his mother, and his stepfather were named defendants. The cases were consolidated for trial. At the close of plaintiffs' case, the trial court dismissed the actions on the ground that the host-guest statute (RCW 46.08.080 [cf. Rem. Rev. Stat.,...

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