Skalla v. Daeges

Plaintiff, Edwin Skalla, brought suit against Michael Daeges and Matilda Daeges under what is known as the guest statute (Code section 5037.10). He claims that while riding in a Buick'automobile as a guest on the night of April 12, 1942, Michael Daeges, the driver, operated such vehicle in a reckless manner by driving the same into a steel-and-concrete bridge on the highway just east of Portsmouth, Iowa, inflicting dangerous and serious injuries upon him, which injuries were the direct and proximate result of said reckless operation. He claims that the automobile was owned by Matilda Daeges,…