Henry Ex Rel. Henry v. Bauder

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This case involves the constitutionality of the Kansas guest statute, K. S. A. 8-122b. On October 16, 1971, the plaintiff-appellant, Teny A. Henry, a sixteen-year-old girl, was a guest passenger in an automobile operated by the defendant-appellee, Thomas W. Bauder. A collision occurred and plaintiff suffered severe personal injuries. The original action in district court involved an additional defendant who was the driver of the other vehicle. However, this appeal is only concerned with that portion of the petition which charged the…