FUHRER v. GEARHART BY THE SEA, INC.

TC 84-181; CA A33304; SC S34460.

760 P.2d 874 (1988)

306 Or. 434

Myrna FUHRER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Arthur Fuhrer, Deceased, Petitioner On Review, v. GEARHART-BY-THE-SEA, Inc., an Oregon Corporation; the Department of Transportation, State of Oregon, Respondents On Review, and Clatsop County, Oregon, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided August 30, 1988.

Reconsideration Denied September 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Earle, Hallmark, Griffith & Keating, P.C., Portland, argued the cause and filed briefs for respondent on review Gearhart-By-The-Sea, Inc.

Linda DeVries Grimms, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent on review Dept. of Transp. With her on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Elden M. Rosenthal, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review.


LENT, Justice.

The issue is whether plaintiff has stated ultimate facts sufficient to constitute a claim for relief against defendants for defendants' failure to warn plaintiff's decedent and others of the hazards of the ocean surf and for defendants' failure to provide safety measures to protect against those hazards.1 Defendant Gearhart By the Sea, Inc. (Gearhart) moved to dismiss on the theory that it "owed no duty" to warn or protect...

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