Goldman v. Silver

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Summit County which dismissed the petition of the plaintiffs following the sustaining of a demurrer thereto, and the desire of the plaintiffs to not plead further.

The question for decision is whether the so-called “guest statute,” Section 4515.02, Revised Code, applies to the pleaded facts. The Court of Common Pleas by sustaining the demurrer, and dismissing the petition, held that it did apply, and precluded recovery.

The petition pleads “that on Saturday, August 30, 1963 * * * the plaintiff was a guest front-right-seat…