Blystone v. Kiesel

Plaintiff, the mother-in-law of defendant, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of defendant’s alleged negligence when plaintiff was a guest in the former’s home. The court, after both sides had rested, granted defendant’s motion to remove from consideration of the jury each and every allegation of negligence and thereafter entered judgment for the defendant from which plaintiff has appealed.

The facts are as follows: On May 9, 1965, there was a Mother’s Day celebration in defendant’s home in Lebanon, Oregon. About 12 persons, all related by…