Swinger v. Bell

BARRETT, Commissioner.

The plaintiff, Marlin L. Swinger, was a guest in a station wagon driven by Louis Don Taylor when the station wagon was involved in a collision with an automobile driven by Lee Roy Bell. Swinger instituted this action against both Bell and Taylor to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in the collision. A jury, by a nine-man verdict, awarded Swinger $30,000 and both defendants have appealed from the final judgment. The appellant Taylor has briefed and argued seven main points and eleven subpoints while the appellant Bell has briefed four points, a dismaying…