Roylance v. Davies

ELLETT, Justice.

The plaintiff was a guest in his buddy’s automobile on a Christmas day. Both had celebrated the occasion with a few nips of liquid refreshment containing the proper amount of alcohol to bring cheer and gladness to the hearts of the partakers. Before the day was over, the defendant driver had run his car against a steel light pole causing the plaintiff to sustain injuries. At that time or later plaintiff decided that he, like Old Dog Tray, had been in the wrong company all day long. He lost some vision in one eye as a result of being in the collision, and it may be that the…