Shanks v. Gilkinson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.;

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while riding as a passenger in the defendant’s automobile. The appeal is from an order sustaining a demurrer to the petition.

The petition sets out the facts on which the propriety of. the ruling on the demurrer, depends, and should be quoted at some length. ■For present purposes it suffices to recite only those allegations governing the question whether the guest statute (G. S. 1949, 8-122b) has application. So limited such pleading, which we pause to note…