Cope v. Davison

30 Cal.2d 193 (1947)

J. HALLAM COPE, Appellant,

v.

WARREN W. DAVISON, Respondent.

S. F. No. 17391.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 29, 1947.

John Paul Jones for Appellant.

Hoge, Pelton & Gunther and Hauerken, Ames & St. Clair for Respondent.

William J. Palmer, as Amici Curiae, on behalf of Respondent.

EDMONDS, J.

J. Hallam Cope sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. In the complaint, Cope alleged that at the time he sustained the injuries, he was a guest of Warren W. Davison, who was operating the automobile in which they were traveling. The…