Newell v. Riggins

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• holding that whether driver who fell asleep, causing accident, was civilly liable to passenger under statute requiring proof of gross negligence, a lower standard than criminal negligence, was question for fact finder
• in civil context, observing “fact that [a driver] who permits himself to go to sleep while driving is sufficient to make out a prima facie case of want of due and proper care”
• in civil context, observing \fact that [a driver] who permits himself to go to sleep while driving is sufficient to make out a prima facie case of want of due and proper care\

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