CRISCUOLA v. ANDREWS

No. 42478.

82 Wn.2d 68 (1973)

507 P.2d 149

JACK CRISCUOLA, as Administrator, Respondent, v. HOWARD ANDREWS et al., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester T. Parker, for appellants.

Mullavey, Hageman, Prout & Kirkland, by Richard L. Prout, for respondent.

Joseph J. Lanza, Dwayne A. Richards, and Elizabeth J. Bracelin, amici curiae.


UTTER, J.

An action pursuant to the survival statute was brought against Howard Andrews and his wife in the name of the estate of John L. Criscuola. A judgment on a jury verdict for $32,000 was entered. The sole issue presented is whether a cause of action survives under our general survival statute when death is instantaneous. We hold that it does and affirm the verdict.

At the time of his death, John Criscuola was 21 years old and single. He died at the...

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