Stockinger

Plaintiff Abigail Stockinger, a college student enrolled in a class designed to train guides for horse-packing trips, was injured off campus while riding in the open bed of a classmate’s pickup truck, as they worked on an assignment to map a route for a later class trip. This appeal involves plaintiff’s suit against defendants Feather River Community College and college instructor Russell Reid, alleging negligence in planning and supervising the class assignment. The classmate who was driving at the time of the accident is not a party to this action. Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of defendants. Plaintiff contends the trial court improperly excluded her evidentiary submissions and erred in concluding her claims were barred by various statutory immunities and assumption of the risk.

We shall conclude that most of plaintiff’s evidentiary contentions are without merit, and even assuming some evidence should have been admitted, the trial court correctly ruled defendants had no liability pursuant to Education Code section 87706, which limits liability when students are not on school property. As a general rule, a college may require college students…