Paul Hazelo and Paul Hazelo, Administrator of the Estate of Edythe Hazelo, Deceased v. Bernhardt J. Mesenbrink

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs (appellants) brought this diversity action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa for damages arising out of a two-ear collision. Plaintiff Paul Hazelo and his wife, Edythe Hazelo (later deceased) were riding as passengers in an automobile owned and operated by defendant (appellee) Mesenbrink at the time the accident occurred. It was stipulated that since plaintiffs were guests in defendant’s vehicle the Iowa Guest Statute 1 was applicable and plaintiffs could only recover in the event defendant was reckless in the operation…