Lawrence ex rel. Lawrence v. Meux

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The trial court dismissed appellant’s claim for compensatory and punitive damages resulting from the alleged willful and wanton conduct of appellee. For his appeal appellant argues the court erred in granting a directed verdict on the issue of willful and wanton negligence. We agree with the trial court.

Appellant, a 16 year old male, was one of several passengers in a vehicle owned and driven by appellee when it was involved in a collision with another automobile. Appellant received serious injuries. The undisputed evidence was that appellee was driving between 55 and…