STEPHENS v. STEPHENS

No. 43483.

85 Wn.2d 290 (1975)

534 P.2d 571

DIANNE STEPHENS, Appellant, v. JAMES STEPHENS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCormick, Hoffman, Rees & Arnold, by Paul Hoffman, Jr., for appellant.

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson, O'Hern & Johnson, by Warren R. Peterson and Joe Gordon, Jr., for respondent.


UTTER, J.

In October 1973, plaintiff/appellant Dianne Stephens filed suit against her ex-husband, defendant/respondent James Stephens, for injuries she received as a passenger in an automobile driven by him in an accident which occurred in October 1969, while the two were married. The trial court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment, ruling that the statute of limitations had run on her claim. We reverse the trial court, and hold that the statute did...

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