Reserve Insurance v. Staal

Plaintiff brought this action as subrogee of Baker Aviation, Inc., to recover damages to its insured’s aircraft. Defendant, a pilot and bailee for hire, crashed the plane on take-off at Ukiah, Oregon. Judgment was entered in favor of the defendant on the jury’s verdict, and plaintiff appeals.

This case involves the legal duties of a bailor (plaintiff’s insured) and its bailee for hire (defendant) and which of the two bears the loss for damages to the bailed aircraft. In Hines Lumber Co. v. Purvine Logging Co., 240 Or 60, 63, 399 P2d 893 (1965), we stated:

"The plaintiff argues further that,…