Poole v. James

332 S.W.2d 833 (1960)

Lorraine POOLE, Appellant,

v.

Orville JAMES, Appellee.

No. 5-2087.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 14, 1960.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1960.

Bon McCourtney & Associates, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Frierson, Walker & Snellgrove, Jonesboro, for appellee.

HOLT, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a traffic accident under our commonly called "Guest Statute," §§ 75-913 to 75-915 Ark.Stats., and comes from a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the trial court, at the close of all the testimony, in favor of Orville James, appellee.

At about 12:15 A.M. on the morning of March 1, 1959,…