Harlow v. Van Dusen

The administratrix of the estate of Neal Calvin Oxford, deceased, is here appealing from a judgment, after trial by jury, in favor of the respondents, awarding damages for the deaths of respondents’ husbands and fathers, respectively, which occurred while the latter were riding as guests in a Studebaker automobile driven by Neal Oxford, deceased. The action herein is based upon the theory of wilful misconduct on the part of Neal Oxford who, along with the two guests Francis Harlow and Marco Piscitelli, died as a result of the accident.

The accident happened when the car, of which the three…