Legal Opinion

Greist v. Phillips

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1995No. CC 90-1879-L-1; CA A76287; SC S41542PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*284GRABER, J.

The questions presented on review in this wrongful death case are: (1) whether the trial court erred when it allowed the jury to consider defendant Phillips’ violation of certain federal regulations as evidence of negligence; (2) whether the trial court properly interpreted ORS 18.560,1 which limits to $500,000 the amount that may be recovered as noneconomic damages in this wrongful death action; and (3) whether the trial court properly determined that ORS 18.560, as applied to this statutory wrongful death proceeding, does not violate various provisions of the Oregon and federal…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  5. Priest v. PearceOregon Supreme Court · 1992

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