Van Gordon, Etc. v. Portland Gen. Elec.

*742THORNTON, J.

Defendant Portland General Electric Company (PGE) appeals from a judgment entered after a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff at Austin Hot Springs. The issues are whether the trial court erred (1) in denying PGE’s motions to dismiss and for a directed verdict, (2) in instructing the jury and (3) in ruling on the evidence.

Austin Hot Springs is located in a forested area on the upper Clackamas River. PGE allows public recreational use of the area and provides picnic facilities, entrance roads and parking facilities. The characteristic which…