Chamberlain v. Delphia

In this case the plaintiff, Joyce Chamberlain, who was a guest passenger in the defendant’s automobile, seeks to recover for injuries received when the defendant’s automobile and another were in collision. To recover, the plaintiff must show gross negligence on the part of the defendant. V. S. 47, §10,223. No claim is made that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. The case is here on the defendant’s bill of exceptions.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff the jury reasonably could have found the facts as follows: that the accident happened on July 4, 1951, on a…