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JACQUES v. FARRIMOND

No. 9724.

14 Utah 2d 166 (1963)

380 P.2d 133

RICHARD JACQUES, BY GUARDIAN AD LITEM, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. DALLAS FARRIMOND, BY GUARDIAN AD LITEM, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 5, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Miner, John E. Stone, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Christensen & Jensen, Ray R. Christensen, Salt Lake City, for respondent.

CROCKETT, Justice.

Richard Jacques, a youth of 16, by guardian, sued to recover for injuries sustained while riding as a guest in the car of defendant, Dallas Farrimond, when it crashed into a utility pole.

Under our statute a driver is not liable to his guest for mere negligence, but recovery is allowed only if the injury resulted from his intoxication or wilful misconduct.1 Accordingly, the case was submitted to the jury on special...

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