Shelley v. West

Eva K. Shelley instituted an action against Lonnie A. West and David Earl Miller, jointly and severally, to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in a collision between an automobile driven by West, in which she was riding as a guest-passenger along with Terry Cooley, and an automobile operated by Miller. The jury returned verdicts in favor of Miller and against West, fixing damages at $30,000, but the trial judge, on post verdict motions, set aside both verdicts and entered final judgments in favor of West and against Miller in the amount of $30,000. We granted writs of error…