Humphry v. Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Henry L. Benson, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice Moore. This action was commenced February 11, 1913, by Anna Humphry against the City of Portland, the then members of the common council, the mayor and the engineer of that city, and Mary J. Reece, now Mrs. Frederickson, to recover damages for a personal injury.
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From Multnomah: Henry L. Benson, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice Moore. This action was commenced February 11, 1913, by Anna Humphry against the City of Portland, the then members of the common council, the mayor and the engineer of that city, and Mary J. Reece, now Mrs. Frederickson, to recover damages for a personal injury. The facts are that on July 17, 1912, at about 9 o’clock in the evening, as the plaintiff and her husband were passing along a wooden sidewalk in front of and adjoining upon Mrs. Frederickson’s premises, Mr. Humphry stepped on the end of a plank in the walk, causing…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moore.
1. Though a complete transcript of the entire testimony received at the trial has been brought up, no bill of exceptions was obtained, and in the absence thereof the only question to be considered is whether or not the findings of fact support the judgment: Allen v. Leavens, 26 Or. 164 (37 Pac. 488, 46 Am. St. Rep. 613, 26 L. R. A. 620); Miller v. Head Camp, 45 Or. 192 (77 Pac. 83); Lewis v. Clark, 66 Or. 461 (134 Pac. 1194).
2, 3. It becomes important to set forth some of the clauses of the charter of the City of Portland in force when the injury occurred, as…
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