NORRIS v. SACKETT

No. 80-2659; CA A25330.

665 P.2d 1262 (1983)

63 Or.App. 762

William W. NORRIS, Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. Barbara L. SACKETT, Appellant, Housing for the Handicapped, Inc., an Oregon Corporation, Defendant-Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 6, 1983.

Reconsideration Denied August 19, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Griffin, Lake Oswego, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

J.W. Walton, Corvallis, argued the cause for respondent-cross-appellant. On the briefs were Loren W. Collins and Ringo, Walton & Eves, Corvallis.

Patrick Rothwell, Portland, argued the cause for defendant-cross-respondent. On the brief were Gary V. Abbott and Wolf, Griffith, Bittner, Abbott & Roberts, Portland.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and WARDEN and YOUNG, JJ.


GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

This is a tort case in which plaintiff sought damages for injuries he sustained when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car driven by defendant Sackett. At the time of the accident, defendant Sackett was a director of co-defendant Housing for the Handicapped, Inc., (Housing) and was engaged in activity for Housing's benefit. Nonetheless, the trial judge granted a directed verdict for Housing against plaintiff, holding that...

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