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CHMELA v. MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 44425.

88 Wn.2d 385 (1977)

561 P.2d 1085

STEVEN B. CHMELA, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Susan Rae Martin, Assistant, for appellant.

Richard C. Cohan of Legal Services Center (Seattle), for respondent.

Robert H. Aronson, on behalf of University of Washington Appellate Advocacy Program, amicus curiae.

HOROWITZ, J.

The State appeals a superior court judgment reversing a departmental order requiring an uninsured driver of a motor vehicle involved in a fatal automobile accident to provide security for the payment of damages under RCW 46.29 — the financial responsibility act and relevant administrative regulations.

Steven B. Chmela, an uninsured driver, was driving his car on the night of September 23, 1974, proceeding southerly on Rainier Avenue South...

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