PACIFICORP v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

Nos. A8912-07613; CA A68832.

848 P.2d 1249 (1993)

118 Or. App. 712

PACIFICORP, dba Pacific Power and Light, an Oregon corporation, Respondent, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, a Utah corporation, Respondent, Rudie Wilhelm Warehouse Co., dba Wilhelm Trucking Company, an Oregon corporation, Defendant, and General Electric Company, a New York corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley Larkins, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland.

Barry L. Groce, Portland, argued the cause for respondent Union Pacific R.R. With him on the brief was Allen, Kilmer, Yazbeck, Chenoweth & Voorhees, Portland.

Lisa E. Lear, Portland, waived appearance for respondent Pacificorp.

Before ROSSMAN, P.J., and DE MUNIZ and LEESON, JJ.


LEESON, Judge.

General Electric Company (GE) appeals a judgment holding it and Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) jointly and severally liable for damages to Pacificorp's (plaintiff's) electrical transformer. We affirm.

Plaintiff shipped an 80,000 pound transformer to GE's facility in Anaheim, California, for repair. The transformer consists of a tank enclosing a coil, a core, and a switching mechanism. The switching mechanism...

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