Abel v. Cone

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals from the resulting judgment. We affirm.

Plaintiff contends that under the pleadings and facts in this case the trial court erred in refusing to give plaintiff’s requested instruction on intoxication.

Plaintiff was riding as a passenger in an automobile proceeding west on Southeast Powell Boulevard in Portland and which had stopped at the intersection of 82nd Avenue, waiting for the traffic to clear before making…