Collins v. McClure

We shall first discuss the contention of counsel for defendant that the facts disclosed by the record required the direction of a verdict for the defendant upon the ground that the uncontroverted evidence shows that the plaintiff was a guest of the defendant, she being a passenger “without payment of any compensation or other consideration,” and that the elements of wanton or wilful misconduct on the part of the defendant are not present in this case.

The accident and consequent injury upon which this action is predicated occurred in the state of Kentucky, and that state has no guest statute…