CLUTS v. PETERSON

No. 9934.

113 N.W.2d 273 (1962)

Gordon CLUTS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Alton PETERSON, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loucks, Oviatt & Bradshaw, Watertown, for plaintiff and appellant.

Austin, Hinderaker & Hackett, Watertown, for defendant and respondent.


RENTTO, Presiding Judge.

This litigation involves our guest statute. The meaning of the law is pretty well established by our decisions but difficulty is often encountered in its application. That is the problem in this case.

Plaintiff was injured while riding in defendant's 1956 Ford Thunderbird Coupe, driven by the defendant. The accident happened on October 28, 1958, about 8 or 9 miles west of Watertown, South...

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