Dorn v. Village of North Olmsted

What new legal relationship, if any, was created between the defendant, Morris, and Wilkinson by reason of the latter getting into the defendant’s automobile for the purpose of pointing out to the defendant where a certain man by the name of Shindler lived. Plaintiff, as the administrator of the estate of Wilkinson, contends that Wilkinson was a passenger for compensation while the defendant contends that he was a guest within the meaning of Section 6308-6, General Code, generally referred to as the Guest Statute of Ohio.

The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas…