Hamilton v. UNION OIL COMPANY

Plaintiff has appealed from an adverse judgment in this action to recover damages for personal injuries based on negligence.

The action grows out of a fall sustained by the plaintiff in a gasoline service station in Lowell, Oregon, which was operated by the defendant, Milo Dixon, under a sub-lease from the defendant, Union Oil Company, a corporation, hereinafter called Union. Generally, the plaintiff charged that her fall was caused by defective premises and negligence in maintaining them. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the court allowed a motion for involuntary non-suit in favor…