Legal Opinion
Potts v. Linn County
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 17, 1973No. 41456PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtLangtry, J.
Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment based on a jury verdict in this wrongful death action. Plaintiff is the personal representative of the estate of Christine Penfold. Defendants are Linn County and John Paul Irish, one of its employes.
Penfold died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Around 5 p.m. on May 31,1972 in good weather she was proceeding south on county road 425, the Lebanon-Brownsville road. In rounding a curve on the crest of a hill near the junction of county road 425 with county road 426, her car went out of control, skidded 135 feet in her left-hand lane and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ireland v. MitchellOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- Hess v. LarsonOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Evans v. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Rankin v. WhiteOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Rogers v. GreenOregon Supreme Court · 1965
3Cited by1 opinion
- Calvert v. OurumCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1979