Klaber by and Through Klaber v. Elliott

Plaintiff Sherry Klaber was injured while a passenger in the automobile driven by defendant Renee Elliott. Klaber sued Elliott for negligence and wantonness in the operation of her car, and the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Elliott. Klaber appeals from that judgment.

On Sunday afternoon, May 27, 1984, Elliott, Klaber, and three other girls, Stacey Johnson, Marsha Williams, and Tracy Defoor, left Elliott's house in Elliott's car and headed to the house of some friends, the Holdbrooks, just outside Haleyville on Bear Creek Lake. After staying about 15 minutes, the girls left…