Howard v. Sloan

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff as he was driving by defendants’ building at the time of an explosion of dynamite in its basement. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that defendants were re-' sponsible for the explosion. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of involuntary nonsuit, based upon a holding by the trial court that plaintiff’s evidence was insufficient. We affirm.

The building involved in this case was the Helm Building in Portland. At the time of the explosion it was owned by a joint venture, including defendant Sloan, defendant Bennett and Donald E. Hurrle,…