Fuhrer v. Gearhart by the Sea, Inc.

The Supreme Court remanded this wrongful death case for reconsideration in the light of its opinions and decisions in Fazzolari v. Portland School Dist. No. 1J, 303 Or 1, 734 P2d 1326 (1987), Kimbler v. Stillwell, 303 Or 23, 734 P2d 1344 (1987), and Donaca v. Curry Co., 303 Or 30, 734 P2d 1339 (1987). Plaintiffs husband drowned while trying to rescue three children swimming in the ocean from a publicly owned beach adjacent to an inn. Plaintiff alleges negligence by Gearhart by the Sea, the innkeeper, and by the State of Oregon in failing to warn of or protect against the dangers of the ocean.

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