Pearce v. Barham

There was evidence which, when considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff, tends to show: On February 19, Í964, near midnight, Calvin W. Barham (Calvin), was driving his Ford car in a northeasterly direction along Rural Paved Road No. 2224. Plaintiff, seated to Calvin’s right, and Dolly Barham (Dolly), seated to plaintiff’s right, were passengers. As he approached Fowler’s Crossroads, the intersection of No. 2224 with Rural Paved Road No. 2308, Calvin was driving in a drizzling rain, with slick tires, upgrade, at a speed of ninety miles an hour “or better,” moving back and forth…