Stewart v. Farley

BARRETT, C.

In this action for damages for personal injuries Alice Stewart has recovered a judgment of $8500 against her host, Gerald Farley. The plaintiff was a guest in the defendant’s automobile when it left the paved portion of the highway and overturned near Dupo, Illinois. The theory of her action, as set forth in the instructions, was that Farley was guilty of willful and wanton misconduct in the operation of his automobile in that while he was driving at a speed of sixty to sixty-five miles an hour, after he had been drinking beer and whisky and “was under the influence of intoxicating…