Rice v. Schiller

CRAMER, Justice.

This is an action under the guest statute, Art. 6701b, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St, filed by Miss Helen Bryson (now Mrs. Less Schiller) and Miss Mozelle King. The two causes were first filed separately, but thereafter consolidated and tried together.

The parties will be here designated as in the trial court. The plaintiffs sought recovery of damages for personal injuries suffered by them while riding as guests in defendant’s automobile when it collided with a tree. The collision occurred about 3 :00 A.M. on July 22, 1948 in the City of Dallas. The jury’s answers to the 58 special…