Roe v. Ludtke Trucking, Inc.

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• finding that a woman, who merely cohabitated with a man, was not the man's wife for the purposes of a wrongful death claim because \a marriage can be created only by compliance with the statutory provisions\
• under the wrongful death statute an unmarried cohabitant is not included within the statutory category of \wife\
• cohabitant of decedent is not \wife\ within meaning of RCW 4.20.020
• cohabitant of decedent not “wife” within mean ing of RCW 4.20.020
• cohabitant of decedent not \wife\ within meaning of RCW 4.20.020
• scope of statute protects only beneficiaries clearly contemplated by the statute

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