Reagan v. Reagan

A jury in the trial court awarded a verdict of $7,000 against Norma Mullins Reagan (defendant) in favor of her guest-passenger, Mary Hester Reagan (plaintiff). The court sustained this verdict and entered judgment upon it.

We granted a writ of error to determine whether the evidence is sufficient, as a matter of law, to sustain the jury’s finding of gross negligence.

Plaintiff was injured on July 31, 1971, as the result of an automobile crash between defendant’s car and a car driven by Richard K. Craig (Craig). The accident occurred shortly after 1:00 p.m. on a clear, dry day. Defendant was…