Brueckner v. Jones

This action was commenced by the Plaintiff-Appellee, Hilda Jones, against the Defendant-Appellant, Robert M. Brueckner, for personal injury damages under the Indiana Guest Statute, Burns’ Indiana Statutes Annotated, § 47-1021. The case was tried by a special judge without a jury, resulting in a $20,000.00 judgment for the Plaintiff-Appellee. Appellant’s Motion for a New Trial was overruled and this appeal resulted.

We must examine the factual record with all inferences in favor of the Appellee’s judgment. The essential facts are that Appellee and her husband had been taken to Louisville,…