Legal Opinion

Bogen v. Bogen

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 7, 1942PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBarNhill, J.

Is a guest passenger on an automobile guilty of such negligence as will bar recovery for injuries received as a result of the negligence of the driver when it appears that she knew, before becoming a passenger, that the driver was in the habit of .operating his automobile in a reckless manner at an excessive speed and without keeping a proper lookout % This is the decisive question presented by this record and, in this jurisdiction, it is one of first impression. That such conduct on the part of a passenger would warrant an affirmative answer to the issue of contributory negligence was held…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Crowell v. DuncanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926
  2. Lorance v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  3. Morgan Hill Paving Co. v. FonvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  4. Cleary v. EckartWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Lambert v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Elba v. ThomasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
  2. Roberts v. HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  3. Heath v. KirkmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. Burgess Ex Rel. Burgess v. MattoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  5. Dinkins v. CarltonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961

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