United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local Union No. 55 v. Salter

FRANCIS H. SALTER suffered injury from an automobile accident while riding as the guest of one Johns, and recovered judgment against plaintiff in error as Johns' employer.

[1] The first ground urged for reversal is that the evidence is insufficient to establish "negligence consisting of willful and wanton disregard of the rights of others," as required under our guest statute. An examination of the testimony of plaintiff, who is the only living party and witness to the accident, shows considerable inconsistency, especially as between his deposition and his subsequent testimony on the stand:…