Luebke v. Hawthorne

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while riding in an automobile driven by defendant Hawthorne, a real estate salesman, employed by the defendant Fred F. Sexton, who is engaged in business at Portland, Oregon, under the trade name of Fred F. Sexton Company. Defendants moved for a judgment of involuntary nonsuit and for a directed verdict. These motions were denied, with the privilege, pursuant to § 6-707, O. C. L. A., as amended by Chapter 149, Oregon Laws 1945, of moving for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, in the event a verdict was…