DAVIS v. SEVERSON

No. 7074.

379 P.2d 774 (1963)

71 N.M. 480

Winnie DAVIS, Administratrix of the Estate of Patricia Davis, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clemon SEVERSON, Richard Wade and Richard I. Wade, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M.H. Cullender, Thomas B. Forbis, Roswell, for appellant.

Atwood & Malone, Robert F. Turner, R.D. Mann, Roswell, for appellees.


MOISE, Justice.

Patricia Davis, a fifteen year old girl, was killed while riding as a non-paying passenger in an automobile with Richard Wade and Clemon Severson.

The original complaint filed by plaintiff-appellant, as administratrix of the estate of Patricia Davis, alleged that on March 12, 1960, Patricia Davis was killed while riding as a guest of Clemon Severson and Richard Wade in an automobile being driven by Severson and Wade "in a careless, reckless...

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