Tisko v. Harrison

GUITTARD, Justice.

Plaintiff sues for medical expenses incurred for treatment of injuries to his minor son sustained when the son was riding as a guest in an automobile driven by defendant. The parties stipulate that defendant was not guilty of gross negligence. Our questions are whether the guest statute, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6701b (Vernon 1969), bars the parent’s claim as well as the son’s, and if so, whether it deprives automobile guests generally of equal protection of the laws. We hold that it does bar the parent’s claim and that it does not deny equal protection. Accordingly, we…