Schneck v. Genesee County Road Commission

In this automobile accident case plaintiff, on trial by jury, had a verdict; but on defendants’ motion the trial court ordered judgment non obstante veredicto. This order was based upon the holding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Plaintiff has appealed.

On December 8 or 9, 1936, about 5:30 in the afternoon and when it was dark or growing dark, plaintiff was driving a Ford coupe on a payed highway just outside the village limits of Clio, Michigan. He was driving somewhere from 25 to 30 miles an hour, and the lights on his automobile were lighted. He…