Turner v. Cotham

A jury award of damages to plaintiff in bis guest passenger action against defendant was *201nullified by judgment non obstante veredicto. Plaintiff appeals.

After dark, about 7:30 p.m., on December 1, 1956, plaintiff, defendant, and their- friend, Ivan Orr, decided to drive from Euclid Center to Niles to shoot some pool and to try and collect a debt owed Orr.

The trip was made in defendant’s newly-acquired Chevrolet, and as they drove south on US-31 defendant and Orr argued as to whether the Chevrolet possessed more speed than Orr’s Buick.

Defendant admits that in demonstrating the speed of his…