Orr

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 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 airport to travel to San Francisco. PSA’s employees directed Orr to proceed to the departure gate. After buying her ticket, Orr went to the airport restaurant. Later she walked through a hall toward the departure gate. The San Diego Unified Port District (District) owned and controlled the hall, designated a “common use corridor.” The corridor led to seven gates leased by PSA from the District and one gate leased by Frontier Airlines. Airline passengers and nonpassengers were permitted to walk through the corridor.

Located near the corridor’s entrance was a preboarding inspection station where…