Johnson v. Smith

This suit was instituted by plaintiff, Shirley Johnson, for injuries sustained when defendant Smith drove his automobile into the rear end of plaintiff’s automobile after plaintiff had stopped her automobile at the flooded portion of a highway maintained by defendant state of Oregon. Plaintiff alleged that the collision was partially caused by the state’s failure to properly maintain a culvert under the highway or to warn drivers of the flooded condition of the highway. The claim against defendant Smith was settled during the course of the trial and the case proceeded to verdict against the…