ASHLEY v. HALL

No. 66578-8.

978 P.2d 1055 (1999)

138 Wash.2d 151

Melinda ASHLEY, individually and as guardian ad litem for Annelies Stranahan, a minor child, Respondent, v. Russell C. HALL and Jane Doe Hall, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed, McClure, William Hickman, Marilee C. Erickson, Seattle, for Petitioners.

Herrmann & Associates, Charles J. Herrmann, Spencer D. Freeman, Tacoma, for Respondent.


MADSEN, J.

At issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting a lay witness' opinion that an auto accident involving a child pedestrian was unavoidable, and whether the admission, if error, was harmless where no objection was made to substantially similar testimony from the same witness earlier in the proceeding. The trial court overruled counsel's objection to the second statement and a verdict was rendered in favor of the driver. The Court of Appeals reversed...

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