Scholes v. Sipco Services & Marine, Inc.

Defendant Sipco Services & Marine, Inc., 1 appeals the judgment entered in plaintiffs favor. It contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion to dismiss and in awarding plaintiff attorney fees. We affirm.

Plaintiff sued defendant for $3,500, claiming that its negligence while painting ships caused his car to be covered with paint. The case was submitted to mandatory arbitration, and the arbitrator awarded plaintiff $3,500 in damages, $2,050 in attorney fees and $294 in costs. Defendant appealed to the district court for a trial de novo pursuant to ORS 36.425(2)(a).

At trial,…