Badger v. Symon

OPINION

LEVY, Justice.

Appellant brought this suit for damages based on personal injuries she received from a one-car accident in which she was a passenger in appellee’s pickup.

On September 5, 1980, appellant and ap-pellee left Alvin, Texas, and traveled in appellee’s pickup to New Braunfels. During this trip, appellant consumed at least five beers, appellee consumed eight beers, and they shared equally from two to four marihuana cigarettes. Approximately one mile from the intended campsite in New Braunfels, appellee cut through a curve and crossed the center line of the road. When he swerved…