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VANDER VEER v. TOYOTA MOTOR DISTRIBUTORS

577 P.2d 1343 (1978)

Joseph B. VANDER VEER, Jr., As Guardian Ad Litem of Joseph B. Vander Veer, III, a Minor, Appellant-Cross-Respondent, v. TOYOTA MOTOR DISTRIBUTORS, Inc., a California Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., a California Corporation and Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, Beaverton Toyota Co., Inc., an Oregon Corporation, Respondents-Cross-Appellants. Joseph B. Vander Veer, Jr., As Guardian Ad Litem of Elizabeth Ann Vander Veer, a Minor, Appellant-Cross-Respondent, v. TOYOTA MOTOR DISTRIBUTORS, Inc., a California Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., a California Corporation and Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, Beaverton Toyota Co., Inc., an Oregon Corporation, Respondents-Cross-Appellants. Phyllis C. Vander Veer, Appellant-Cross-Respondent, v. TOYOTA MOTOR DISTRIBUTORS, Inc., a California Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., a California Corporation, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, Beaverton Toyota Co., Inc., an Oregon Corporation, Respondents-Cross-Appellants. Joseph B. Vander Veer, Jr. and Phyllis C. Vander Veer, Husband and Wife, Appellants-Cross-Respondents, v. Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc., a California Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., a California Corporation, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, Beaverton Toyota Co., Inc., an Oregon Corporation, Respondents-Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Argued and Submitted January 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Buss, of Buss, Leichner & Barker, Portland, argued the cause and filed briefs for appellants/cross-respondents.

E. Richard Bodyfelt, Portland, argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., and Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. With him on the brief were Tooze, Kerr, Peterson, Marshall & Shenker, Portland.

William H. Morrison, Portland, argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant Beaverton Toyota Co., Inc. With him on the brief were Morrison, Dunn, Cohen, Miller & Carney, Portland.

Before DENECKE, C.J., HOLMAN, HOWELL, BRYSON, LENT, and LINDE, JJ., and GILLETTE, J. Pro Tem.

BRYSON, Justice.

These four cases to recover damages for personal injuries were consolidated for trial on the single issue of liability. Plaintiffs appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of defendants.

Plaintiffs brought four separate actions. Mr. and Mrs. Vander Veer brought a joint action for the loss of the services and companionship of their two children. Mrs. Vander Veer brought an action for her personal...

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