THAYER v. OREGON FEDERATION OF SQUARE DANCE CLUBS


482 P.2d 717 (1971)

Evelyn G. THAYER, Respondent, v. OREGON FEDERATION OF SQUARE DANCE CLUBS, an Oregon Nonprofit Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided March 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asa L. Lewelling, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Norman F. Webb, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Crawford, Garrett & Webb, Salem.


TONGUE, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries sustained in a fall on a plywood dance floor owned by defendant during its 1968 square dance festival when plaintiff tripped on an uneven joint between two sections of the plywood. Defendant appeals from a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $33,737.12, contending that the trial court erred: (1) in overruling its motion for a directed verdict; (2) in one of its instructions to the jury; and...

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