MEARS v. KOVACIC

No. 20226.

381 P.2d 991 (1963)

J. D. MEARS, Plaintiff in Error, v. Bernard KOVACIC, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

May 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thatcher L. Shaw, Grand Junction, for plaintiff in error.

Helman, Younge, Hockensmith & Stacey, Grand Junction, for defendant in error.


McWILLIAMS, Justice.

In his complaint Mears alleged that while riding "as a paying passenger, and not as a guest", in a vehicle being driven by one Kovacic he suffered personal injuries and other resultant damages in a total amount of $15,850 as the direct and proximate result of Kovacic's driving misconduct, which was characterized as not only negligent and careless but as reckless and willful and wanton.

By answer Kovacic denied that he was in anywise negligent...

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