Houseman v. Walt Neal, Inc.

(for affirmance). Plaintiff had judgment on a jury’s verdict for $23,500 in this guest-passenger case against his host automobile driver and its owner, from which Walt Neal, Inc., defendant owner of the car, alone appeals. The principal ground for reversal urged upon us is that the evidence presented was not adequate to support the jury’s finding that defendant Schultz, the driver, was guilty of “gross negligence or wilful and wanton misconduct” within the meaning of our guest-passenger act, CLS 1956, § 257.401 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 9.2101). We review the trial judge’s denial of appellant’s…