Teston v. Miller

McNEILL, Justice.

Action under Guest Statute, Art. 6701b, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St. On April 1, 1958 appellant, B. A. Teston and wife, invited appellee, J. J. Miller and wife, to ride with them as their guests in appellant’s automobile on a trip from Woodville to Beaumont. The parties to this suit were lifelong friends and close neighbors as well as being related by marriage, appellant and appellee’s wife being brother and sister. On the trip to Beaumont, which was normal and uneventful, appellant drove a 1958 Ford automobile, while appellee rode in the front seat with him, and their wives rode…