Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Scanlon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 15, 1933PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBanks, J.
The plaintiff received personal injuries while riding as a guest in an automobile driven by the defendant. The accident happened in Massachusetts, and the substantive elements necessary to a recovery are governed by the law of that State. Slobodnjak v. Coyne, 116 Conn. 545, 165 Atl. 681. By that law, in the absence of a claim of wanton or reckless misconduct, a guest in an automobile can recover for injuries due to its operation only upon proof that the operator was guilty of gross negligence. Manning v. Simpson, 261 Mass. 494, 495, 159 N. E. 440. The court charged the jury in the language of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Altman v. AronsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Ezzo v. GeremiahSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Blood v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Carangelo v. Nutmeg Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Potz v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Willoughby v. DriscollOregon Supreme Court · 1941
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