McAllister, Administrator v. Calhoun

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

This appeal involves the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a charge of willful and wanton negligence on the part of the driver of an automobile in an action for damages against the owners under our guest statute (§§ 1302-4, Pope’s Digest).

Carl McAllister brought an action to recover damages for the- death of his 15-year-old daughter while riding as a guest in an automobile owned by defendants, J. Y. Calhoun and wife, and being operated by their daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. V. Calhoun, Jr. At the conclusion of the testimony on behalf of plaintiff, the…