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WHIRRY v. RURAL MUT. CASUALTY INS. CO.

267 Wis. 302 (1954)

WHIRRY, Respondent, vs. RURAL MUTUAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY and another, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 8, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Rogers & Owens of Portage, and oral argument by Bruce J. Rogers and Harlan B. Rogers.

For the respondent there was a brief by J. K. Callahan of Montello, and Callahan & Arnold of Columbus, and oral argument by J. K. Callahan, Carroll B. Callahan, and E. Clarke Arnold.

BROADFOOT, J.

The appellants first contend that the right of a guest to recover damages from her host resulting from an automobile accident is based upon contract, requiring the guest to allege and show a standard of care on the part of the host and a breach by the host of the contract out of which the host-guest relationship arose. They first call attention to the case of Knauer v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. 159 Wis. 7, 149 N. W. 494, where this court held that...

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