Stuhr v. Berkheimer Co.

(Pro Tempore)

Defendant appealed from a judgment of $7,500 entered February 19, 1958, in favor of plaintiff against defendant after trial by jury in the circuit court for Multnomah county, on account of personal injuries allegedly resulting from defendant’s negli-. gence.

Briefly, the facts reveal that on November 30, 1954, plaintiff, a roofing contractor, backed and parked his truck adjacent to and about flush against the warehouse loading dock of defendant for the purpose of loading on the truck crushed gravel known as aggregate, contained in paper sacks of about 60 pounds each. Plaintiff had…