5. You will later become familiar with state statutes that confer upon their courts power to summon out-of-state motorists to defend actions arising out of their operating automobiles within the state. See p. 86, infra. Tickle had first sought to serve Barton under a statute of this type, but because the accident had occurred on private property rather than a West Virginia public highway, a serious question as to the statute’s application existed; this uncertainty prompted the second attempt at service discussed in the case.