Lamorie v. Warner Pacific College

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment. ORCP 47. We reverse.

Plaintiff had an athletic scholarship to attend defendant college, where defendant Dunn is the head basketball coach. On April 19, 1989, plaintiff injured his nose while playing football at his church. Following surgery, he was required to wear a nose cast. As a result of his injury, one of his eyes was swollen almost shut and his face was noticeably bruised.

Plaintiff’s doctor instructed him not to attend classes or to participate in athletic exercises. Plaintiff told Dunn of these…