ERICKSON v. ROSSI

No. 37058.

65 Wn.2d 155 (1964)

396 P.2d 170

LEO E. ERICKSON, Respondent, v. FRANK ROSSI et al., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

October 29, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Earl Davis, for appellants.

Fredrickson, Maxey & Bell, by Leo H. Fredrickson, for respondent.


FINLEY, J.

This is an action for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident. It involves the host-guest statute, RCW 46.08.080. The significant issue in this appeal is whether, in the light of the evidence, the trial judge erred in allowing the case to go to the jury on the question of whether the plaintiff was a passenger for hire or merely a guest in a social sense. There are two long-standing requirements for a showing that the statutory legal status...

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