Pine Bluff Co. v. Whitlaw
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; W. B. Sorrells, Judge; STATEMENT OP PACTS. Kathleen L. Whitelaw brought this action against the Pine Bluff Company to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by her from a collision between the automobile iu which she was riding with its owner and a street car at a street crossing in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; W. B. Sorrells, Judge; STATEMENT OP PACTS. Kathleen L. Whitelaw brought this action against the Pine Bluff Company to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by her from a collision between the automobile iu which she was riding with its owner and a street car at a street crossing in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. On the 9th day of December, 1919, at about 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, Kathleen L. Whitelaw, while riding in an automobile driven by W. P. Keith, was severely injured by a collision between the automobile and a moving street car at…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
(after stating the facts). The negligence of Professor Keith, if any, in driving the automobile, can not be imputed to the plaintiff under the facts disclosed by the record. The car belonged to Professor Keith, and he was driving it. The plaintiff was his guest, and had no voice in directing and governing the movement of the automobile. Hence the parties can not be said to have been engaged in a joint enterprise within the meaning of the law of negligence, and the negligence of the driver, if any, could not be .imputed to the plaintiff. Carter v. Brown, 136 Ark. 23. In that case it was also…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bona v. Thomas Auto Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Carter v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
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