TAYLOR v. OLSEN 282 Or. 343, 578 P.2d 779 (1978). CASE BRIEF

TAYLOR V. OLSEN
282 Or. 343, 578 P.2d 779 (1978)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Taylor (P) appealed from a directed verdict that was in favor of Olsen (D) in an action for injuries sustained by P when she struck a tree that had fallen in the road.
FACTS: P sued for damages for injuries she sustained when her car, on a dark and windy January evening, struck a tree which shortly before had splintered and fallen across a County road. The trial court directed verdicts for Clackamas County, the owner of the right-of-way on which the tree was located, and D, the adjoining landowner who was alleged to be in possession of the same location. P appeals from the judgment entered on the directed verdict for D.

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