Coner v. Chittenden

The plaintiff was injured while riding as a guest in a car owned and operated by the named defendant. She can recover in this action only upon proof that her injuries were caused by the defendant’s heedless and reckless disregard of her rights within the meaning and intent of the so-called guest statute. General Statutes, § 1628. The trial court, after a careful review of the facts, concluded that it would not be warranted in interfering with the verdict of the jury and denied the defendant’s motion to set it aside. The jury might reasonably have found the following facts: On November 27th,…