Murphy v. Hutzel
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
A ruling in this case has awaited the transcription of the notes of testimony and the receipt of Briefs.
There is a widely prevalent notion that by presence as a guest in any vehicle, the guest becomes so far identified with the host as to be deemed to have waived any charge of negligence against the latter. The fact of such relation as guest and host is present in this case. The thought expressed is sentimental rather than legal. It is evident that the libellant entertained and was influenced by it because the injuries complained of were *474sustained August 18th, 1935.…
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