Donna Pryor v. Clarence Swarner and Margaret Swarner

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:

On July 20, 1968, the plaintiff, Donna Pryor, was a passenger in an automobile owned by her sister, Margaret Swarner, and operated by Clarence Swarner, her sister’s husband. On that day, at Exit No. 10 of the Ohio Turnpike in Cuyaho-ga County, Ohio, the Swarner automobile in which plaintiff was a passenger struck the rear end of another automobile, and plaintiff suffered the injuries which form the basis of the present litigation.

Plaintiff was alleged to be at all times a resident of the State of New York. The defendants were residents of Florida, and the automobile in…