Hill v. Tualatin Academy
Oregon Supreme Court
From Washington: James U. Campbell, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by John F. Hill against the president and trustees of the Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, a corporation, hereinafter called the “University,” W. N. Ferrin, and C. S. Kelsey, to recover damages for a personal injury.
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From Washington: James U. Campbell, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by John F. Hill against the president and trustees of the Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, a corporation, hereinafter called the “University,” W. N. Ferrin, and C. S. Kelsey, to recover damages for a personal injury. The averments of the complaint, as far as deemed material herein, are, in effect, that Ferrin is a member of the board of trustees of the University, “and as such has charge of the buildings and grounds of the defendant president and trustees of Tualatin Academy and Pacific…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
It is contended that the testimony given tended to prove that each of the defendants was a joint tort-feasor, and hence the court erred in directing the verdict that was returned. It is maintained by defendants’ counsel, how*193ever, that the University holds all its property in trust for charitable purposes, and no recovery could be had against it for alleged negligence of any of its officers or employes, and that the defendant Ferrin is not sued in his individual capacity, but as a representative of the University, and for these reasons no error was committed as asserted.
The testimony shows…
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