Legal Opinion
Beasley v. Bozeman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 10, 1975No. SC 1134PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*290MADDOX, Justice.
The sole question for decision is the constitutionality of Alabama’s “Guest Statute,” Title 36, § 95, Code of Alabama 1940 (Re-comp. 1958), which reads as follows:
“Liable only for willful or wanton misconduct. — The owner, operator or person responsible for the operation of a motor vehicle shall not be liable for loss or damage arising from injuries to or death of a guest while being transported without payment therefor in or upon said motor vehicle, resulting from the operation thereof, unless such injuries or death are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of such…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Brown v. MerloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Henry Ex Rel. Henry v. BauderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- Thompson v. HaganIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
- Johnson v. HassettNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Malan v. LewisUtah Supreme Court · 1984
- Sidle v. MajorsIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
- Fireman's Fund Am. Ins. Co. v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Nehring v. RussellWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Bierkamp v. RogersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
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