Croft v. GULF & WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.

Plaintiff brought this action under the Oregon Tort Claims Act ① against defendant Oregon State Highway Commission and others to recover damages for personal injuries received in a two-car collision allegedly caused by faulty electric traffic control signals.

Trial was had before a jury which returned a verdict against defendant Oregon State Highway Commission and in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $50,000. A judgment was entered on such verdict. Defendant Commission appeals.

Defendant Gulf & Western Industries, Inc., manufacturers of the signals, and defendant Don E. Seawood, operator of…