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COOK v. STATE

No. 42221.

83 Wn.2d 599 (1974)

521 P.2d 725

JOHN P. COOK, as Guardian, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.M. Holt (of Cushman, Thomas & Holt), for appellant.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Edward G. Holm and Angelo R. Petruss, Assistants, for respondent.

Duane Richards, Erle W. Horswill, and Horswill, Keller, Rohrback, Waldo & Moren, and Dan Sullivan, amici curiae.

HAMILTON, J.

On July 29, 1969, the vehicle in which 13-year-old Karen Shockley was riding collided with a stump located next to the roadway on Highway 203 between Fall City and Carnation, Washington. Prior to the accident Karen had resided with her mother and three other children, one of whom was killed in the accident in suit. Her father, divorced from her mother, resided in the eastern part of the United States and offered...

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