Dasovich v. Longacre

I am not in accord with the holding of Mr. Justice NORTH that Gertrude Dasovich was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The trial court directed a verdict in favor of defendant at the conclusion of plaintiff's case. It is a fundamental rule that where the court has directed a verdict against plaintiff on the ground of contributory negligence as a matter of law the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff. SeeLane v. B J Theatres, Inc., 314 Mich. 666.

It is also the rule that a party is not required to make his case by a single witness. See Bullen v.…