Riordan v. Gouin

Plaintiffs in these cases, which were tried together, were injured while riding as guests in a car owned by the named defendant and operated by his son, the other defendant, hereinafter referred to as the defendant. They can recover in this action only upon proof that their injuries were caused by the defendant’s heedless and reckless disregard of their rights within the meaning and intent of the so-called guest statute. General Statutes, § 1628. The jury might reasonably have found the following facts: The defendant and a friend, Moran, had taken the plaintiffs to a dinner dance in Woodmont.…