Menkes v. Vance

McGHEE, Justice.

The decisive question on this appeal is whether the evidence of the plaintiff was sufficient to withstand a motion for a directed verdict at the close of his case.

The plaintiff was riding as a guest of the defendant in a 1934 Ford automobile on which only the left headlight was burning, traveling on a bladed road containing considerable blow sand in places, and with slight turns in it to avoid mesquite in some three places. Light poles were set at the edge of the road. The car left the road where it made a slight turn to avoid a mesquite bush, and struck a pole on the right…