SIMPKINS v. Richey

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

At about 1:00 A.M. on August 16, 1957, Doris P. Simpkins and her sister, Joanne Simpkins, then aged slightly less than 16 and 15 years respectively, were riding as passengers in a motor vehicle owned and operated by Raymond A. Richey, then aged 18 years. Along highway route No. 896, north of New London in Chester County, the motor vehicle collided with a utility pole. A trespass action was instituted by the two girls, through their father as guardian, and by their father in his own right to recover damages for the personal injuries sustained. After a three-day trial the…