Willett v. Smith

Plaintiff, a child of seven years, sues by her next friend for damages for personal injuries suffered in an accident while she was a gratuitous guest in the automobile of defendant Smith. Judgment for defendant, notwithstanding the verdict, was entered by order of the court, and this presents the only question in the case, appealed by plaintiff, which is: Was there any evidence of so-called gross negligence or of wilfulness or wantonness of defendant to permit recovery under the guest statute, 1 Comp. Laws 1929, § 4648 (Act No. 19, Pub. Acts 1929), no recovery being permitted by the statute…