Jepsen v. Magill

Plaintiff had a verdict and judgment in a personal injury action based on negligence. The court granted a judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict and plaintiff appeals.

The accident occurred in the intersection of Highway 224 and Bartlemay Road in Clackamas County. Highway 224 runs east and west and Bartlemay Road runs north and south. It is a “T” intersection, as Bartlemay Road stops at the south border of Highway 224. Plaintiff was operating a Ford tractor with a plow attached to it in an easterly direction on Highway 224. His tractor was struck from behind by a log truck operated…