Bostwick v. Flanders

Benham, Judge.

Appellant John Bostwick was injured in an automobile accident in September 1980 while a guest passenger in a car driven by appellee Clinton Stewart. Bostwick and his wife subsequently filed suit against Stewart, alleging that the host driver was grossly negligent in the operation of his vehicle. This appeal follows the grant of a directed verdict in favor of Stewart and the judgment entered thereon.

The incident which gave rise to the instant lawsuit occurred before the effective date of OCGA § 51-1-36, which provides that “[t]he operator of a motor vehicle owes to passengers…