Ingram v. Allen

This is an action for damages in which plaintiff alleged that the negligence of defendant caused a collision between vehicles driven by the parties. The jury returned a special verdict finding that the plaintiff was 51 per cent negligent. The trial court accordingly entered judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff has appealed.

The following facts were set forth in plaintiff’s brief and were accepted by defendant. The collision occurred in Eugene on April 11, 1972. Plaintiff, Patrick W. Ingram, had stopped his vehicle at a stop sign, pulled forward in an attempt to enter a main thoroughfare from…