Home Insurance v. Covington

I would reverse the judgment in this case because I think that there was a question of fact as to whether Mrs. Beatrice Coving-ton was a guest.

Ordinarily the issue of whether one is a guest is a question of fact, and this court, in many situations where the evidence seems no less conclusive than it is here, has refused to hold that a plaintiff was or was not a guest. See Austin v. Stricklin, 240 Ark. 555, 400 S.W. 2d 671; Buffington v. Wright, 239 Ark. 138, 388 S.W. 2d 100; Simms v. Tingle, 232 Ark. 239, 335 S.W. 2d 449; Brand v. Rorke, 225 Ark. 309, 280 S.W. 2d 906; Corruthers v. Mason, 224…