Balderson v. Portland Telephone Co.

This suit was brought to recover damages for an injury which the plaintiff claims to have suffered by reason of the negligence of the defendant in the manner hereinafter described. The case was tried before a jury. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony the trial court, upon the motion of defendant’s counsel, directed a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, and a judgment for defendant was entered.

At the time of the alleged injury the plaintiff resided upon a farm in the township of Portland, fronting on the highway extending…