Wright v. Mahaffa

On June 24, 1934, plaintiff, a minor, sixteen years of age, was riding as a guest in an automobile owned by the defendant, Walt. B. Mahaffa, and operated by his son, Bernard Mahaffa, on a good graveled public highway running east and west in Elm Grove Township, Calhoun County, Iowa. The road was in good condition and about 18 feet wide, with a downgrade toward a railroad track and depression in the road at the foot of the grade. The road was straight, with a downgrade for a distance of over 1500 feet east of the place where the car swerved off the highway.

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