Hotchkiss v. Preble

In this proceeding, certiorari was granted to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Hotchkiss v. Preble, 32 Colo. App. 41, 508 P.2d 397. The case arises out of an automobile accident wherein the defendant-respondent was the driver and plaintiff-petitioner was her passenger. The issue for review involves the application of the “guest” statute, C.R.S. 1963, 13-9-1. The trial court submitted to the jury in the form of a special interrogatory the issue of whether petitioner was respondent’s guest. The jury found that the host-guest relationship did not exist and returned a verdict for…