DERHEIM v. N. FIORITO CO.

No. 41802.

80 Wn.2d 161 (1972)

492 P.2d 1030

LAWRENCE DERHEIM, Respondent, v. N. FIORITO CO., INC., Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh A. Knapp and Knapp & O'Dell (John C. Beatty, Jr., David P. Templeton, Robert E. Glasgow, and Dusenbery, Martin, Beatty, Bischoff & Templeton, of counsel), for appellant.

John L. La Londe (of Boettcher, La Londe, Kleweno, Lodge & Ladley), for respondent.


HUNTER, J.

The plaintiff, Lawrence Derheim (respondent), recovered a jury verdict for personal injuries incurred in a collision with a dump truck owned by defendant, N. Fiorito Company, Inc. (appellant), and operated by defendant's employee. Defendant's appeal to Division 2 of the Court of Appeals was certified to this court. Specifically, the so-called "seat belt defense" is a principal issue in the case, and as this court has not addressed itself to the appropriateness...

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