RIOJAS v. GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DIST.

No. 21424-9-III.

72 P.3d 1093 (2003)

117 Wash.App. 694

Bertha RIOJAS, Appellant, v. GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT; and Earl Knigge, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Two.

July 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip C. Raymond, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

David E. Sonn, Kari D. Kube, Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward PS, Wenatchee, WA, for Respondents.


KATO, J.

Bertha Riojas appeals the summary dismissal of her claim against the Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) arising from a traffic accident in which she was injured. She contends the superior court improperly concluded as a matter of law that the PUD's negligence was superseded by the negligence of the driver of the car in which she was a passenger. We agree and reverse and remand for trial.

On November 24, 1998, a PUD crew was installing new...

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