Eisenhut v. Eisenhut

The following opinion was filed May 9, 1933:

Fowler, J.

The appellant claims that the answers in the verdict as to assumption of risk should have been changed from “No” to “Yes” and that judgment should have been entered dismissing the complaint upon his motions therefor made after return of the verdict.

This court is committed to the doctrine that a guest in an automobile assumes the risks incident to the skill of the driver. “If the host driving the car conscientiously exercises the skill possessed by him in handling the car in emergencies,” the guest has no right to demand more. The guest…