Wingett v. Silbernagel

Plaintiff, who was injured in a motor vehicle accident as a passenger, brought this action against the estate of the driver, Entrekin, and the social hosts who served Entrekin alcohol while he was visibly intoxicated, Eric and Lawrence Silbernagel.1 The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and against Entrekin and the Silbernagels on plaintiffs claims for negligence and for statutory liability under ORS 471.565(2). The court, after refusing to make the Silbernagels jointly liable, entered a judgment imposing several liability against each defendant based on the jury’s fault allocation.…