Macdonald v. O'Reilly
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Arthur. L. Frazer, Judge. Action by Frederick D. Macdonald, administrator of the estate of Maurice R, Macdonald, deceased, against Drake 0. O’Reilly. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
This is a statutory action for damages for the death of an infant aged four..years and six months. The plaintiff is the father of the child, and sues as administrator of his estate. On March 19, 1903, while the boy was playing with other children on a pile of round sticks or piles in the street in front of the defendant’s property, the piling rolled down and crushed him, causing his .instant death. The piles belonged to O’Reilly, and, with the consent of the city authorities, were placed in the street by him, or at his direction, to be subsequently used in the construction of a building on…
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