Opinion

Fish v. Southern Pacific Co.

  • 173 Or. 294
  • 145 P.2d 991
  • 143 P.2d 917
  • 1943 Ore. LEXIS 76
Court
Oregon Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 13, 1943
Status
Published
On the bench
Belt, Rossman, Lusk, Brand, Hay
Cited by
38 cases

where vicarious liability is based solely on the wrongful act of an agent, exoneration of the agent exonerates the principal

How later courts described this case

  • where vicarious liability is based solely on the wrongful act of an agent, exoneration of the agent exonerates the principal

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Duty of driver whose view at railroad crossing is obstructed to leave vehicle in order to get an unobstructed view before crossing, notes, 56 A.L.R. 647 ; 91 A.L.R. 1055 . See, also, 44 Am.Jur. 786.

5 C.J.S., Appeal and Error, §§ 1649, 1758.

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