Coats-Sellers v. ODOT

FILED: February 6, 2002

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON

LYNDA L. COATS-SELLERS;
ANNETTE L. CHUNN;
and ROBERTA BOWLES,
in their capacity as Co-Personal
Representatives in the Estate of
R. L. Coats,

Respondents,

v.

STATE OF OREGON,
by and through its
Department of Transportation
and ex rel Jack R. Roberts,
Commissioner of the
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries,

Appellant.

97-04118-CV; A112532

Appeal from Circuit Court, Grant County.

William D. Cramer, Jr., Judge.

Argued and submitted January 9, 2002.

Denise G. Fjordbeck, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Josh Newton argued the cause for respondents. On the brief were Martin E. Hansen, Cynthia J. Starke and Karnopp, Petersen, Noteboom, Hansen, Arnett & Sayeg, LLP.

Before Haselton, Presiding Judge, and Wollheim and Brewer, Judges.

PER CURIAM

Affirmed. Coats v. ODOT, 170 Or App 32, 11 P3d 258 (2000), rev allowed 332 Or 250 (2001).