Rice v. City of Portland

Plaintiff brought this action against the City of Portland and the MacMarr Stores, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the conjoint negligence of their servants in the operation of two motor trucks, on one of which plaintiff was riding when injured. The defendants separately answered, both setting up contributory negligence as a defense to the action. The cause was tried before a jury and resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for $12,000, from which the defendants have appealed.

At the close of the testimony, defendants separately moved for a directed…