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SLOAN v. TARLTON

No. 16550.

285 F.2d 575 (1961)

Earl SLOAN, Jr., Appellant, v. Norma Lee TARLTON et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

January 4, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Sloan, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellant. Berl S. Smith, Jonesboro, Ark., on the brief.

Henry Woods, of McMath, Leatherman, Woods & Youngdahl, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees. Douglas Bradley, Jonesboro, Ark., on the brief.

Before WOODROUGH, VAN OOSTERHOUT and MATTHES, Circuit Judges.

VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Sloan appeals from final judgment awarding damages against him for wrongful death of John Tarlton resulting from injuries sustained while Tarlton was admittedly a guest in the automobile operated by the defendant. The judgment is based upon a finding of wilful and wanton misconduct on the part of the defendant. The facts will be summarized in the course of the opinion.

Jurisdiction, based upon diversity of citizenship...

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