Oates v. Yancey

OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

This is a suit by two sisters, Pansy Yancey and Mitron Carpenter, joined pro forma by their husbands, for personal injuries and property damage as the result of a collision.

The collision involved the Yancey automobile, being driven by Mrs. Carpenter, and a pickup truck being driven by Virgil Oates. At the time of the collision Mrs. Yancey was seated in the right front seat beside Mrs. Carpenter. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court.

The court found as a matter of law that the plaintiffs were, at the time in question, engaged in a joint venture. The…