KENT v. WHITAKER

No. 35651.

58 Wn.2d 569 (1961)

364 P.2d 556

GERALD W. KENT et al., as Coexecutors, Respondents, v. JOHN L. WHITAKER, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

August 31, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Hawkins and Keith D. McGoffin, for appellant.

Miracle, Treadwell & Pruzan, for respondents.


FOSTER, J.

In an action to recover damages for the suicide of Carol M. Kent, there was a judgment upon a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. The appellant, John L. Whitaker, defendant in the trial court, is a physician and was the superintendent of the Pierce County Hospital at the time of the tragedy. The action is brought by the personal representatives of the deceased for the benefit of her surviving children. Dr. Whitaker...

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