Tarbet v. Green

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when she alighted from defendant’s automobile. Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff entered on a jury’s verdict. The sole issue on appeal is whether plaintiff was a guest within OBS 30.110, or a paying, passenger. ① There was no evidence of gross negligence.

The facts are as follows. Defendant, age 22, was unmarried and lived in Corvallis where she was employed. Her mother, the plaintiff, lived in Albany. On the evening before the accident defendant called plaintiff and asked her to come to Corvallis and help…