Chance v. Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey, Combined Shows Inc.

Plaintiff filed an action for personal injuries sustained in a fall while on her way to a circus operated by defendant at the Portland Memorial Coliseum. After a jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, the trial court granted a judgment n.o.v. for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

In considering a motion for a judgment n.o.v. the evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom must be considered in the light most favorable to the party obtaining the verdict. Yates v. Starting, 219 Or 464, 347 P2d 839 (1959).

Plaintiff, an elderly woman, and her nephew purchased tickets to the circus…