Hamilton v. Sullivan

Exceptions sustained. Judgments for the defendant John J. L. Sullivan. Hamilton, a minor,, seeks to recover *759for injuries suffered by him as a guest in an automobile operated by the minor defendant (Sullivan) and owned by Sullivan’s father for whom verdicts were directed. Hamilton’s mother, Mrs. Rogerson, asks consequential damages. There was evidence that the boys were returning home from a basketball game on a clear, dry July night about 10:30 p.m., that Sullivan was tired, and that he was overcome by sleepiness, which caused the accident. He showed signs of drowsiness a few minutes before…