Case Name: Mary Cushing, mother and next friend of Kevin Cushing, appellant, v. Troy Bernhardt, a minor, appellee
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1981-12-28
Citations: 210 Neb. 272
Docket Number: No. 43682
Parties: Mary Cushing, mother and next friend of Kevin Cushing, appellant, v. Troy Bernhardt, a minor, appellee.
Judges: Heard before Krivosha, C.J., Boslaugh, McCown, Clinton, Brodkey, White, and Hastings, JJ.
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 210
Pages: 272–273

Head Matter:
Mary Cushing, mother and next friend of Kevin Cushing, appellant, v. Troy Bernhardt, a minor, appellee.
313 N.W.2d 688
Filed December 28, 1981.
No. 43682.
Jim Zimmerman of Atkins, Ferguson, Hahn, Zimmerman & Carney for appellant.
Van Steenberg, Brower, Chaloupka, Mullin & Holyoke for appellee.
Heard before Krivosha, C.J., Boslaugh, McCown, Clinton, Brodkey, White, and Hastings, JJ.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Kevin Cushing was a passenger in an automobile operated by Troy Bernhardt on May 24, 1978, when the automobile struck a tree. This action by his next friend was brought against Bernhardt to recover the damages resulting from the injuries Kevin sustained in the accident. The trial court sustained a demurrer and dismissed the petition because it failed to allege gross negligence.
The appeal presents only the question of whether the guest statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-6,191 (Reissue 1978), is unconstitutional. Our decisions in Kreifels v. Wurtele, 206 Neb. 491, 293 N.W.2d 407 (1980), and Botsch v. Reisdorff 193 Neb. 165, 226 N.W.2d 121 (1975), are controlling on this issue.
The judgment of the District Court is, therefore, affirmed.
Affirmed.