Lynch v. Birdwell

In this action to recover for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident, defendants appeal from an adverse judgment entered upon a jury verdict. We have concluded that defendants suffered no prejudice from various asserted errors upon which they rely, and that the judgment should be affirmed.

The minor plaintiff, John M. Lynch, Jr., was injured when an automobile in which he was riding as a guest and which was being driven by the minor defendant, Jack Wayne Bird-well, plunged off the highway while descending Mount Diablo. The action is based on alleged wilful misconduct of the…