STATE EX REL. J. DEPT OF MULTNOMAH v. Anderson

This is an appeal from a finding that Cary Anderson, a minor, is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. We reverse.

On August 21, 1972, the juvenile involved in this proceeding, Cary Anderson, 13 years old, and Donald Madsen, 12 years old, were playing with Donald’s motorcycle in the vicinity of the General Sheet Metal Works in Portland. It is undisputed that the boys entered an open area in the rear of the sheet metal shop to look for gasoline for the motorcycle. The area, which was open and unfenced, was used by the company as a loading dock, for painting, and for insulating duct…