Orr v. Pacific Southwest Airlines

Opinion

KREMER, P. J.

Plaintiff Janie Orr appeals judgment after jury trial favoring defendants Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and Wackenhut Corporation on her complaint for negligence. Orr contends the court erred in granting nonsuit on her third cause of action seeking to impose on defendants the standard of “utmost care and diligence” required of common carriers under Civil Code 1 section 2100. We affirm the judgment.

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Facts

The facts are not in dispute. We recite the facts as contained in the parties’ settled statement on appeal.

On August 3, 1985, Orr bought a PSA ticket at the San Diego…