Shaver v. Nash

J. F. Shaver, the appellant here, had undertaken to transport in his automobile the appellees, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, from Gurdon to El Dorado. An accident occurred which caused serious injuries to each of the appellees.

The appellees filed separate suits against J. F. Shaver in the Clark Circuit Court. The complaints were identical in form. The facts as to liability were the same. Upon trial verdict was rendered for both of the plaintiffs against the defendant, fixing L. M. Nash’s damages at $2,000, and Mrs. Jessie L. Nash’s damages at $3,500. It is from these judgments that…