DeMaris v. Whittier

*27DENECKE, C. J.

The plaintiff recovered a verdict in this personal injury action and defendant appeals. We affirm.

Defendant’s first assignment of error is that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for leave to join Peter Dukes as a third-party defendant pursuant to ORS 16.315(4) (a). Defendant’s reason for moving to join Dukes was to enforce a possible right of contribution against Dukes in the event plaintiff recovered against defendant. Dukes’ pickup was parked either on or just off the highway. His pickup would not start and plaintiff stopped to help. Plaintiff was struck by…