CHRISTENSEN v. MURPHY

No. 14561; CA A20590.

644 P.2d 627 (1982)

57 Or.App. 330

Wendy CHRISTENSEN, Personal Representative of the Estate of John Paul Christensen, Appellant, v. Sherrie MURPHY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Eugene Hallman, Pendleton, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Mautz & Hallman, Pendleton, and Pippin & Bocci, Portland.

Douglass M. Hamilton, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were I. Franklin Hunsaker, and Bullivant, Wright, Leedy, Johnson, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and ROBERTS, J. Pro Tem.


GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Wendy Christensen, acting as personal representative of the estate of her deceased husband, John Christensen, appeals from a trial court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, Sherrie Murphy, in this wrongful death action. The issue is whether the trial court was correct in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the "fireman's rule" bars...

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