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Middleton v. Linn County Tel. Co.

Oregon Supreme Court
Apr 17, 1963
380 P.2d 979 (Or. 1963)

Opinion

Argued April 1, 1963

Affirmed April 17, 1963

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Linn County, FRED McHENRY, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Laurence Morley, Lebanon, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Morley, Thomas Orona, Lebanon.

George A. Rhoten, Salem, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Myron Enfield, and Rhoten, Rhoten Speerstra, Salem.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, SLOAN, GOODWIN and LUSK, Justices.


Plaintiff alleged he sustained injuries when his person was struck by a falling stop sign situate at a street intersection in Sweet Home. He claimed that defendant-Linn County Telephone Company had caused said sign to be broken; that defendant-Hamilton, as City Street Superintendent, had negligently failed to cause its repair. The trial court entered a motion of involuntary nonsuit in favor of the telephone company. Plaintiff has not appealed from that decision. The jury then found for defendant-Hamilton. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict.

Plaintiff claims the court erred in certain of its instructions to the jury. The statements made to the jury of which plaintiff complains had been better left unsaid. But they were not prejudicial error. An examination of the record is convincing that, in any event, the judgment "* * * was such as should have been rendered * * *." Oregon Constitution, Article VII, § 3.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Middleton v. Linn County Tel. Co.

Oregon Supreme Court
Apr 17, 1963
380 P.2d 979 (Or. 1963)
Case details for

Middleton v. Linn County Tel. Co.

Case Details

Full title:MIDDLETON v. LINN COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY ET AL

Court:Oregon Supreme Court

Date published: Apr 17, 1963

Citations

380 P.2d 979 (Or. 1963)
380 P.2d 979

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