Peden v. Carpenter

These cases have resulted from a traffic accident that occurred in Berrien county on May 20, 1953, at approximately 10 o’clock in the forenoon. At the time plaintiff Donald Peden, then 17 years of age, was driving a Mercury car in a northerly-direction on US-31, approximately 5 miles from Berrien Springs. With him were 2 other young men of about the same age as Donald. Defendant Krenz-ien was driving a Chevrolet dump truck in a southerly direction bn said highway, he being engaged at the time in hauling operations carried on by himself and the other defendant as copartners. Th‘e vehicles came…