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EVANS v. GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. OF NORTHWEST, INC.

479 P.2d 747 (1971)

Betty EVANS, Respondent, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THE NORTHWEST, Inc., and Walter Cram, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided January 27, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart M. Whipple, Portland, argued the cause for appellant General Telephone Co. On the brief were Seitz, Whipple, Bemis & Breathouwer, Portland.

John Foss, Coos Bay, argued the cause for appellant Walter Cram. With him on the briefs were McKeown, Newhouse & Johansen, Coos Bay.

Maurice V. Engelgau, Coquille, argued the cause and submitted the brief, for respondent.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and McALLISTER, HOLMAN and HOWELL, JJ.

HOWELL, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff against both defendants, and the defendants appeal from the judgment.

The defendant General Telephone Company assigns as error the refusal of the trial court to grant a motion for a judgment of involuntary nonsuit and a motion for a directed verdict.

At the time of the accident, plaintiff was seated in a parked automobile on the street in Langlois...

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