GUNNELLS v. DETHRAGE

77-260, 77-261.

366 So.2d 1104 (1979)

Steven GUNNELLS v. David DETHRAGE, a Minor. Steven GUNNELLS v. Fred DETHRAGE.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Van Tassel, Jr., Birmingham, for appellant.

Gus Colvin, Jr., Anniston, and David D. Wininger, Birmingham, for appellees.


EMBRY, Justice.

These appeals present a question of first impression: Is a minor held to an adult standard in determining whether his conduct while operating a motor vehicle is wilful or wanton? We hold he is.

Appellee, David Dethrage, a minor, filed his action against appellant, Steven Gunnells, also a minor, to recover damages for personal injuries received while a passenger in an automobile driven by Gunnells. Dethrage had accompanied Gunnells on a late...

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