Billow v. Whitesell, Unpublished Decision (3-4-2005)

DECISION.

{¶ 1} On April 17, 1999, defendant Robert Whitesell was driving a Mercedes Benz owned by his employer, Fair Enterprises West Auto Sales, Inc. ("FEW"). Whitesell picked up plaintiff-appellee Larry Billow at a bar they frequented. The two then drove to another bar where Whitesell had arranged to meet a woman. Billow testified that he saw Whitesell drink four beers between 4:00 p.m. and midnight. On the way home from the bar, Whitesell lost control of the car, which left the road and struck a telephone pole. Billow was injured in the accident. At the time of the accident, Whitesell's…