Hicks v. Herring

Brailsford, Justice.

The plaintiff, Daniel P. Hicks, sustained serious and painful injuries while riding as a guest passenger in an automobile owned and operated by the defendant, Marvin Doll Herring, and brought this action for damages. The jury found for plaintiff $2,000.00 actual damages and $7,500.00 punitive damages and defendant has appealed. Plaintiff has adopted defendant’s statement of the questions involved as follows:

“1. Was respondent guilty of contributory recklessness and heedlessness so as to bar recovery under the guest statute ?

“2. Was the verdict improper?”

The nature of the…