Romanesk v. Rose

In this tort action tried in Maryland under Virginia law for personal injuries received by a guest passenger riding in an automobile operated by the owner, the question on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence of gross negligence to allow the jury to determine whether the plaintiff-appellee was entitled to recover damages from the defendant-appellant.

In the early evening of a day in mid-January of 1965, the appellant, Richard A. Romanesk, accompanied by his wife, the appellee, Margo D. Rose, and Guy S. Pizzuto, drove from Palmer, Maryland, to a housewarming party in Arlington,…