Hunter v. Carter

BARRON, Justice.

This is a personal injury case arising from an automobile collision.

Shirley Ann Hunter, plaintiff-appellant, was a guest in defendant Robert Carter’s automobile. They and another couple were returning to Prairie View A & M after spending several hours at the Collegian, a drinking and dancing establishment frequented by students of Prairie View. Robert Carter was driving east on U. S. Highway 290 well in excess of the posted night speed limit of 65 miles per hour.

U. S. 290 is a four-lane highway with two-lanes for automobiles traveling in an easterly direction and two in a…