Stewart v. Martin

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Kennis Martin recovered judgment upon a jury verdict against Ravella Stewart, in the amount of $4,560, as damages for personal injuries sustained when Stewart’s automobile, in which Martin was riding as a passenger, was involved in an accident in Ohio. Appealing, Stewart maintains that his motions for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict should have been sustained because Martin was a nonpaying guest in the automobile within the meaning of the Ohio statute which bars recovery by such a guest against the owner or operator except in case of wilful…