Daugherty v. Oregon State Highway Commission

This is an appeal by the Oregon State Highway Commission from a judgment entered against it in a wrongful death action brought by Richard E. Daugherty as the personal representative of the estate of his deceased wife, Mary L. Daugherty, who was killed when the automobile she was driving skidded on an icy bridge and collided with a logging truck. In the trial court the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $50,000. Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals, which reversed the judgment. We granted review.

This action is brought under ORS 30.260 to ORS 30.330, commonly referred to…