SOUTHWELL v. WIDING TRANSPORTATION

No. 49515-7.

101 Wn.2d 200 (1984)

676 P.2d 477

LESLIE H. SOUTHWELL, ET AL, Respondents, v. WIDING TRANSPORTATION, INC., ET AL, Petitioners.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, by Ronald H. Mentele and Danferd W. Henke, for petitioners.

Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S., by Paul D. Carey, for respondents.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

This action involves a wrongful death claim that arose from facts surrounding the death, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, of Mark Elmer Southwell (decedent), a British Columbia resident. The issue involves a choice of law. We are asked to choose between the conflicting laws of British Columbia and Washington.1 Petitioners, Widing Transportation, Inc. (Widing) and...

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