Fowler v. Franklin

COMPTON, Justice.

This is a passenger’s action for damages against appellee Viola Franklin, the driver of an autom.obile in which she was riding as a guest, and appellee Raymond M. Castor, the driver of another automobile, for personal injuries sustained in a collision. The concurring heedlessness and reckless disregard of the .rights of others by the former and the negligence of the latter is charged as a proximate cause of the accident. Appellee Franklin denied the material allegations and interposed as separate defenses, the guest statute and contributory negligence. Appellee Castor…