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EBERLE v. BENEDICTINE SISTERS

235 Or. 496 (1963)

385 P.2d 765

EBERLE v. BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF MT. ANGEL ET AL

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reargued June 4, 1963.

Reversed and remanded October 17, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Clark, Jr., and Cecil H. Quesseth, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Goodenough, Clark & Marsh, Salem.

Asa L. Lewelling, Salem, argued the cause for respondent Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. On the brief were Lewelling & Gies, Salem.

Bruce W. Williams, Salem, argued the cause for respondent Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel. On the brief were Williams & Skopil and Al J. Laue, Salem.

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

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

DENECKE, J.

This is an action for damages against the owners and operators of a private school. The 13-year-old plaintiff-student received a hand injury when he attempted to hold open a door and his hand slipped off the bar, against a glass panel in the door and broke it. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants.

The accident occurred in 1960 at the front exit doors of St. Paul's School. The exit consists of a double...

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