Meskimen v. Larry Angell Salvage Co.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages to his fishing boat which was struck by the tugboat "Satan,” operated by defendant Angelí. The accident occurred on March 16, 1976, on the Oregon Slough, north of Portland.

At the time of the accident, defendant Larry Angelí Salvage Company was buying and renovating a tugboat, the "Satan,” from defendant Citizens Bank of Corvallis. It is not contested on appeal that defendant Angell’s negligence caused the accident.

The principal assignments of error raise the issue of whether the bank is liable for Angell’s negligence on a respondeat superior…