Petway v. Hoover

This is an action for damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff, in an automobile collision, while riding as a guest in the defendant’s automobile.

The action was tried by the judge and a jury, and resulted in a verdict for $3000 in favor of the plaintiff. Motion for a new tidal having been overruled, defendant has appealed in error to this court and has assigned errors.

The plaintiff, Henry Hoover, and the defendant, J. M. Petway, were brothers-in-law, having married sisters. The two families maintained friendly relations with each other. They lived in the same block. They are on…