Hasbrook v. Wingate

The question here presented is whether, applying the provisions of Section 6308-6, General Code, popularly known as the guest statute, the plaintiff was a guest of the defendant, transported without payment therefor; or a passenger of the defendant, paying for such transportation. Unless, under the statute, the plaintiff stood in the latter category, she was not entitled to recover. The text of the statute in question, Section 6308-6, General Code, is as follows:

“The owner, operator or person responsible for the operation of a motor vehicle shall not be liable for loss or damage arising from…