Hoover v. Odom

PeR Cueiam.

There was no evidence in the trial below tending to show that the automobile of the defendant was being operated in a careless or negligent manner at the time of the accident. Neither was there any evidence tending to show that the defendant had any knowledge that the latch on the door of her car was defective. Likewise, there was no evidence to the effect that this door had ever come open before in the manner in which it did at the time the plaintiff sustained her injuries.

The general rule with respect to injuries suffered by a guest as the result of a defect in the condition of…