Lee v. Chamberlin

The defence was that the injured plaintiff was the guest of the defendants, and that the defendant chauffeur was not guilty of gross negligence upon the proof of which alone liability for such injury could arise under the law of Massachusetts. It is conceded that the substantial rights of the parties are governed by that law. Young v. Company, 76 N. H. 582, 584.

The law there limiting liability for negligent injury to a “guest” in such cases and defining “gross negligence,” as found by the court, is as follows:

“A person who is traveling in the vehicle of another at the latter’s request and for…