Sinclair v. Barker

This is an action for damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff while riding in an automobile driven by defendant. Defendant’s motion for a di reeted verdict was denied. Judgment was entered upon a verdict in favor of plaintiff. A motion for a judgment n.o.v., or in the alternative a new trial, was denied. Defendant appeals.

Plaintiff was employed by Star Lumber Company, a partnership of which defendant was a partner. He did various jobs for another partnership of which defendant was also a partner. The latter partnership owned a farm at Monroe, Oregon at which plaintiff had done…