Bryant v. Eifling

Otis H. Turner, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the appellee, Hollis Eifling, the defendant below.

The appellant, Darrell Bryant, began an outing with the appellee at about 6:00 p.m. on March 1, 1986. Over a period of five or six hours, according to testimony, the appellee and the appellant each drank about five or six beers in bars or while riding around in an automobile driven by the appellee. At about midnight, the appellee lost control of his car on a curve while traveling about 60 miles per hour. The car left the road and struck a utility pole. The appellant…