Lyons v. Walsh & Sons Trucking Co., Ltd.

This personal injury case arose out of a fatal automobile collision between a truck belonging to defendant Walsh & Sons Trucking (Walsh) and an Oregon State Police (OSP) vehicle. Plaintiffs are the parents and copersonal representatives of OSP Trooper Lyons, who was killed in the accident along with his colleague, OSP Sergeant Rector. Rector was driving the OSP vehicle. Plaintiffs brought a wrongful death action against Walsh. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for Walsh. Plaintiffs appealed, arguing to the Court of Appeals that the trial court had erred both in admitting…