LIEBNER v. DOBSON

No. 4-883A279.

474 N.E.2d 1039 (1985)

Iona S. LIEBNER and Joseph S. Liebner, Appellants (Plaintiffs below), v. Barbara J. DOBSON, Appellee (Defendant below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

February 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Courtney B. Justice, Logansport, Louis Buddy Yosha, Kirk R. Kitzinger, Yosha & Cline, Indianapolis, for appellants.

Timothy F. Kelly, Daniel W. Glavin, Beckman, Kelly & Smith, Hammond, for appellee.


YOUNG, Judge.

Iona Liebner was seriously injured when the automobile in which she was a passenger struck a tree. She and her husband sued the driver, Barbara Dobson, for negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment in Dobson's favor, finding that the guest statute barred an action against Dobson based upon ordinary negligence. The Liebners appeal, claiming that the guest statute is inapplicable because Liebner paid for the ride or, alternatively, because the...

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