Mayers v. Toledo Railways & Light Co.

Citations

• 25 Ohio C.C. Dec. 517
• 22 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 534

Syllabus

<p>AUTOMOBILES.</p> <p>Passenger in Automobile not Charged with Same Liability as Driver.</p> <p>A passenger or guest of the driver of an automobile colliding with street car is required to exercise ordinary care only; the negligence of the driver is not imputed to the passenger; he is not required to exercise as high a degree of care as the driver, and he is not charged with the duty of supervising the action of the driver nor of warning the driver of dangers ' possibly to be encountered, especially if he has no reason to fear that the driver is incompetent or reckless.</p>