Hart v. Kline

OPINION

By the Court,

Ducker, C. J.:

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained while riding as a guest in defendant’s automobile, which he was driving at the time of the accident. Her causes of action were based on gross negligence and willful misconduct. When she closed her case defendant moved for a nonsuit, which was granted.

The salient facts are: That around ten or eleven o’clock on the night of February 10, 1940, plaintiff accepted an invitation from defendant to go with him for a ride-in his automobile. The car he was driving was a 1935 Packard…