Cochran v. Koller

Mr. Presiding Justice Hebel

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, a young woman 25 years of age, was injured in an automobile accident on March 5, 1939, and instituted suit against Louis Koller, Sr., to recover damages for personal injuries. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

On the evening of March 4, 1939, the plaintiff went to the Princess Ballroom where she met two young men acquaintances, who drove her to her home in Riverside. When they arrived there it was decided they would take a drive, and the plaintiff, thereafter rode in the back seat of the automobile with one…