Cowden v. Crippen

Viola Cowden, Loretta Cowden, Lorna Crawford and Ruth Cowden, heirs. at law of L. E. Cowden, deceased, obtained a judgment in the district court of Custer county against Clarence Crippen. The action was prosecuted under the so-called ‘ ‘ Guest Statute” of the state of Montana (Chap. 195, Laws of 1931), which reads as follows:

“Section 1. The owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall not be liable for any damages or injuries to any passenger or person riding in said motor vehicle as a guest or by invitation and not for hire, nor for any damages to such passenger’s or person’s parent or…