10.080 Carriers; Passenger; Definition

10.080 Carriers; Passenger; Definition "Passenger" means a person who travels in a public conveyance by virtue of a contract, either express or implied, with the carrier as to the payment of the fare or that which is accepted as an equivalent to the fare. The prepayment of fare is not necessary to establish the relationship of passenger and carrier, although a carrier may demand prepayment of fare if persons enter the carrier's vehicle by his/her/its permission with the intention of being carried. In the absence of such a demand, an obligation to pay fare is implied on the part of the passenger, and the reciprocal obligation of carriage of the carrier arises upon the entry of the passenger. O.C.G.A. §46-1-1(10) Matthews v. Central of Georgia Railway Co., 46 Ga. App. 699 (1933)