Stiltner v. Bahner

The first question to be determined is whether the evidence was such as to enable reasonable minds to conclude that plaintiff, at the time of the accident in which she was injured, was riding in defendant’s automobile as “a guest * * * while * * * being transported without payment” for her transportation, within the meaning of those words as used in the Ohio Guest Statute, Section 4515,02, Revised Code.

*219Payment, within the meaning of Section 4515.02, Revised Code, must be payment or benefit accepted or agreed upon by the driver as consideration for the transportation.1 However, such payment or…