State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Humphres

MERRILL, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (defendant-appellant) from a verdict on an insurance policy in favor of Dexter V. Humphres (plaintiff-appellee), as administrator of the estate of Dexter G. Humphres, deceased.

The undisputed evidence shows that deceased and one Ray James agreed to go to the Fulton Drag Strip in Mississippi to drive James’ high-powered automobile. They decided that the faster driver, as determined by the speedometer on the car, would drive the car at a race to be held the following Sunday. The Fulton Drag Strip is a…