Morris v. Oregon State Transportation Commission

In this action plaintiff alleged that the defendants’ negligent maintenance and control of a traffic control device proximately caused her automobile accident and the resulting injuries for which she seeks money damages.

Plaintiff was a passenger in a car which was travelling north on 12th street in Salem, Oregon, when an approaching train caused the traffic control signals along that street to immediately change from green to red without a yellow interval. Plaintiff alleged that this sudden change caused the rear end automobile collision in which she was injured.

Plaintiff filed an original…