Baxter v. Rogers

In the trial court, the appellant Beulah L. Baxter unsuccessfully sought damages from respondent Wilmer 0. Rogers for her personal injuries and, as executrix of the last will and testament of her deceased husband, for the latter’s death. Both claims arose out of a collision between a vehicle driven by the appellant’s husband, Howard W. Baxter, in which the appellant was riding, and a vehicle driven by the respondent Rogers. The collision occurred on August 12, 1957, at approximately 10:30 p. m.

The respondent was driving south on a highway known as Alternate U.S. 101 outside the city limits of…