Fircrest Poultry Farms Co. v. State

Plaintiffs appeal a judgment that declared that plaintiff Industrial Indemnity Co (Industrial) must defend and indemnify defendants State of Oregon, State Board of Higher Education, University of Oregon (all herein referred to as “the state”) and Dixon against liability claims of third persons arising out of an automobile accident.1 The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

The parties do not dispute the facts. Plaintiff Fircrest Poultry Farms Co. (Fircrest) loaned a van to the University of Oregon. In January, 1984, in the course and scope of his employment…