Melcher v. Adams

This action was brought by Henry J. Melcher against Sterling Adams, to recover damages for injuries suffered by the plaintiff when he was thrown from an automobile in which he was riding as either a passenger or a guest of the defendant, who was driving the car. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff the defendant has appealed.

One of the principal matters to be considered is whether or not the circuit court erred in submitting to the jury the question of the plaintiff’s status, that of passenger or guest, in the defendant’s car at the time of the accident. To the instruction presenting…