Cavalli v. Luckett

The plaintiffs, Serafino Cavalli and Lucia Cavalli, husband and wife sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Cavalli in a collision between an automobile in which she was riding as the guest of Paul Gianocca and one owned and driven by defendant Elizabeth Luckett. The complaint alleged in general terms that the collision resulted directly and proximately from the careless, negligent and reckless operation of the defendant’s car. The answer denied the charges of negligence, and as an affirmative defense alleged that Mrs. Cavalli was guilty of contributory negligence in…