Ostler v. Albina Transfer Co., Inc.

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict against him in a negligence action. We affirm.

On the night of April 18, 1984, plaintiff Ralph Ostler was accompanying his father Stephen home to Utah from a business trip to California. At approximately 3:00 a.m., the Ostler’s compact pickup was northbound on Interstate 15, a few miles south of Payson, Utah. Stephen Ostler was driving. For unknown reasons, the pickup left the lane of traffic and struck the rear of a truck and semitrailer unit parked on the paved shoulder of the roadway. Stephen Ostler was killed instantly. Plaintiff,…