Gardner v. Kelly

This was an action by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while riding as a guest in the automobile of appellant, at a time when the same was being operated by appellant. The count of the complaint wherein appellee’s husband sought damages, was dismissed at the instance of the plaintiffs below. Trial resulted in verdict for appellee in the sum of $10,000, and it is from a judgment on this verdict that appellant brings this appeal.

On November 9, 1938, appellant accompanied by four other ladies, drove from their home at Dixon, Illinois, to the city of Rockport, Illinois,…