LEECH v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION


485 P.2d 1195 (1971)

Janice LEECH, by and through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Glenda A. McLarney, Appellant, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, a Georgia Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided June 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Conboy, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Pozzi, Wilson & Atchison and John J. Haugh, Portland.

Jack L. Mattison, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was John E. Jaqua, Eugene.


McALLISTER, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendant, entered after the trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff's complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action.

According to the complaint, plaintiff Janice Leech has been since birth an incompetent person by reason of mental retardation. In 1966, her father, Willis Leech, was killed in an industrial accident while employed by defendant Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The...

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