Cramer v. Dye

Plaintiff, a minor, brought suit by next friend for damages arising out of the claimed gross negligence of the defendant in operating an automobile on the public highway in which the plain tiff was a guest passenger. On a jury trial, at the conclusion of the proofs the court granted the motion of the defendant for a directed verdict on the ground that, as a matter of law, the proofs failed to show the defendant guilty of wilful and wanton misconduct. Plaintiff appeals, and the only question for review is whether the court erred in holding that proofs showed the defendant guilty of ordinary…