Rider v. Taylor

Pope, Judge.

Shortly after midnight on January 11,1981, while a passenger in an automobile owned and operated by defendant Laura Taylor, plaintiff Lee E. Rider was injured when the automobile left the road and overturned. Rider and his wife Karen brought this action against defendant, alleging that the proximate cause of Mr. Rider’s injuries was defendant’s gross negligence in the operation of her automobile. Mr. Rider sought recovery for pain and suffering and loss of wages, Mrs. Rider for loss of consortium. Following discovery, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary…