Hoagland v. Solie

Plaintiff brought this action to recover for injuries sustained when she was struck by defendant’s car on a grocery store parldng lot. The jury found for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury, in failing to strike one of the charges of contributory negligence, and in failing to grant plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

At midmorning on March 12, 1965, plaintiff, an elderly woman, patronized the Mayfair Market on Oregon Avenue in Klamath Falls. She left the store carrying a small package and a tiny Chihuahua dog. When…