POTTER v. VAN WATERS & ROGERS

No. 4738-1.

19 Wn. App. 746 (1978)

578 P.2d 859

RONALD E. POTTER, Appellant, v. VAN WATERS & ROGERS, INC., ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

April 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson and Jorgen E. Schleer, for appellant.

Stafford, Frey & Mertel, Charles W. Mertel, Karr, Tuttle, Koch, Campbell, Mawer & Morrow, Neil S. Gladson, Robert P. Piper, Lee, Smart, Cook, Dunlap & Biehl, and John P. Cook, for respondents.


CALLOW, J.

The plaintiff, Ronald E. Potter, commenced this action to recover damages for bodily injuries suffered in a fall claimed to have been caused by a defective rope. The defendants are the supplier, wholesaler and retailer of the rope.

At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was tying back canvas curtains against a headboard box located on the bed of a truck. To tie back the curtains, he was using a 3-strand manila or hemp rope about 3/8 inches thick...

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