Hatley v. Skateland, Inc.

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries sustained while he was a patron of defendant’s roller skating rink. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the court granted defendant’s motion for directed verdict. Plaintiff assigns that ruling as error. We affirm.

We examine the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff to determine if there was sufficient evidence to warrant submission of the case to the jury. City of Rogue River v. DeBoer, 288 Or 485, 488, 605 P2d 619 (1980); Hemstreet v. Spears, 282 Or 439, 441, 579 P2d 229 (1978).

On November 25, 1978, plaintiff, who was nine years old at…