Palmer v. Myklebust

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a guest statute case. On the night of May 26, 1966, the appellee Pam Myklebust, age 21, the appellant Jerry G. Palmer, and another yonng couple were riding in North Little Rock in a car being driven, by Jerry. Pam was admittedly a guest. She was injured when Jerry turned sharply into a filling station and struck a vending machine with such force that Pam was thrown against the windshield, shattering the glass and cutting her face. In this action brought by Pam the jury awarded her $2,500. For reversal the appellant contends that there was no proof of willful…