WHITNEY v. STATE

No. 3474-2.

24 Wn. App. 836 (1979)

604 P.2d 990

ELVA L. WHITNEY, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Stritmatter, for appellant.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Earl R. McGimpsey, Assistant, and Matt Murray, for respondents.


SOULE, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict and a judgment for the defendants and from the denial of a motion for a new trial. We reverse and order a new trial.

The basic issue is whether the plaintiff, who stated in a deposition that she perceived a road sweeper in the outside lane, should have been permitted to introduce testimony of others to show that the plaintiff's perception of the position of the equipment on the highway was erroneous due at least...

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