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BURROW v. PORTERFIELD

No. 36081.

171 Ohio St. 28 (1960)

BURROW, ADMX., APPELLANT, v. PORTERFIELD, ADMR., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 25, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Aigler & Aigler, for appellant.

Messrs. Carpenter & Paffenbarger, for appellee.

MATTHIAS, J.

In this jurisdiction, if a guest is to recover from his host for injuries received while riding in the motor vehicle of such host, it must be shown that the willful or wanton misconduct of the latter constituted the proximate cause of the guest's injury. Apparently, the plaintiff herein has abandoned her allegations of willful and wanton misconduct on the part of defendant's decedent and now relies solely...

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