Legal Opinion
Comfort v. Stadelman Fruit, Inc.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1979No. TC 10864 SC 25373PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLent, J.
Plaintiffs obtained a $15,500 jury verdict for property damage and lost rent for injury to their trailer court resulting from a fire which originated at defendants’ fruit processing plant in Milton-Freewater on June 3, 1975. Both the company Stadelman Fruit, Inc., and the plant manager, Charles Robertson, were charged as defendants. They assert on appeal that their motion for a directed verdict on the question of liability should have been granted by the trial court. We agree and reverse.
Plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were negligent in one or more of the following particulars:
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aune v. Oregon Trunk RailwayOregon Supreme Court · 1935
- Shepler v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1977
- Arneil v. SchnitzerOregon Supreme Court · 1943
- Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor N v. v. Pensacola Port AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1962
- Hesse v. Century Home Components, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Orfanos v. Athenian, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Fireman's Fund American Insurance Company, and Master's International, Inc. v. Almacenes Miramar, Inc., Fireman's Fund American Insurance Company v. Almacenes Miramar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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