Oremus v. OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Claimant Daniel Oremus, 12, was a Junior newspaper dealer under a contract with defendant Lei-brand. The contract was terminated on January 31, 1967, as to the delivery of papers, but Oremus had not made final collections from his customers, so on February 4, 1967, he phoned Leibrand requesting him to return his collection book. Leibrand responded to this call, and as he was waiting in a left turn lane to turn into a driveway where Oremus was waiting on the curb, Oremus stepped into the street and was struck and seriously injured by an automobile coming from the opposite direction.

Leibrand…