Arnold v. Jennings

OPINION

Parker, Justice

On July 7,1954, plaintiff Wendell Dean Arnold asked Lewis M. Jennings to drive him from Sheridan, Wyoming, some four miles into the country to inquire about a job. On the return trip early on the morning of the 8th, the car driven by Jennings left the road and overturned, throwing plaintiff some thirty or forty feet and injuring him. He sued defendant in the District Court of Sheridan County for $15,'767.85, alleging that he was a “guest passenger” and that the injuries occasioned to him were the result of defendant’s “gross negligent, willful and wanton act.” The court,…