Whiting v. Andrus

Action by Josephine S. Whiting against Leonard W. Andrus and others for injuries sustained in an automobile collision. From a judgment for named defendant, after a settlement made with the other defendants, plaintiff appeals.

REVERSED. On a summer afternoon, in dry, clear weather, the plaintiff was riding as a guest in an automobile driven by her husband's stepfather, Robt. T. Merrill, on the highway between Florence and Eugene, Oregon. The paved portion of the highway was sixteen feet wide, and was divided down the center by a yellow line. The party was returning from a pleasure trip to the…