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SAWYER v. CLAAR

No. 16804.

766 P.2d 792 (1988)

115 Idaho 322

Ralph H. SAWYER, Jr., Individually and as the Personal Representative of William Sawyer, a/k/a William F. Sawyer, Deceased; and June Sawyer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wayne Elbert CLAAR, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

December 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Taylor, Jr., Grangeville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael E. McNichols and John R. Stegner, Clements, Brown & McNichols, Lewiston, for defendant-respondent.

BURNETT, Judge.

The question posed by this appeal is whether a damage award for wrongful death is inadequate. For reasons explained below, we remand the case for reconsideration by the trial judge.

The background facts are undisputed. While driving along a two-lane road in rural Idaho County, William Sawyer was involved in a collision between his pickup and an oncoming logging truck driven by Wayne Claar. Sawyer died shortly after the accident. His parents...

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