MARTINEZ v. DEMOCRAT-HERALD PUB. CO.

No. 81-2475-J2; A25542.

669 P.2d 818 (1983)

64 Or.App. 690

Fredricka MARTINEZ, by Patricia Martinez, Her Guardian Ad Litem, Appellant, v. DEMOCRAT-HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc., and Capitol Cities Communication, Inc., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 28, 1983.

Reconsideration Denied November 10, 1983.

Review Denied November 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jewett, Ashland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Jacobson, Jewett & Thierolf, Ashland.

John W. Eads, Jr., Medford, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and NEWMAN, JJ.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Judge.

In this action for invasion of privacy, plaintiff appeals from a directed verdict for defendants on her first claim (commercial benefit) and from an unanimous jury verdict for defendants on her second claim (false light). She contends that the trial court erred in denying her pretrial motion to limit evidence of her use of illegal drugs and in allowing defendants' motion for a directed verdict. We affirm.

Plaintiff was a junior high school...

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