Arnold v. Reynolds

In this gross negligence case, the estate of a deceased guest-occupant, Jackie Lee Reynolds, recovered in the court below a jury verdict and judgment of $10,000 against the estate of the deceased host-driver, Jerry Lee Price. On appeal, the judgment is challenged on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to establish either the gross negligence of the host-driver or the proximate cause of the fatal crash.

The evidence shows that the single-car accident occurred on U. S. Route 81 in Montgomery County at approximately 10:00 p.m., April 18,1972. The weather was clear, the road surface dry.…