Loran D. Nehring, Appellant (plaintiff Below) v. Bruce G. Russell, Appellee (defendant Below)

Summary

The Wyoming Supreme Court held that the automobile guest statute applied to the plaintiff, that the defendant was not grossly negligent, and that comparative-negligence legislation had not impliedly repealed the statute. Although the statute did not violate federal equal-protection guarantees, it violated Wyoming's constitutional requirement that laws of a general nature operate uniformly because its denial of recovery for ordinary negligence lacked a rational relation to hospitality, anti-ingratitude, or anti-collusion purposes. The judgment was reversed and remanded for a determination of damages. No separate opinions were provided.