Dawkins v. Truax Oil Co.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment in favor of defendant based on a jury verdict in an action for personal injuries.

The accident, which involved two trucks, occurred at 6 a.m. on December 22, 1967, in a mountainous area in central Oregon, near the Crescent Lake junction on Highway 58. The highway was covered with packed snow and ice and, as it was still dark-, both trucks had their lights on. The truck belonging to defendant Truax Oil Company and driven by defendant Groat was traveling eastward on Highway 58 carrying a load of gasoline. Groat had previously stopped to put on…