Stenberg v. Buckley

— Plaintiff’s petition was in two counts. The first alleged the death of her decedent, Theodore Stenberg, resulting from injuries sustained while riding as a guest in an automobile owned and driven by defendant’s decedent, Jack Buckley, and alleged acts of recklessness and intoxication on the part of Buckley. The second count set up facts claimed to show Theodore Stenberg was not a guest under the meaning of the Iowa “automobile guest statute”, and alleged the death' of Theodore Stenberg resulted from certain specified negligences of Jack Buckley. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the…