McKay v. Hargis

An Ingham county jury awarded $20,000 damages to the plaintiff in this case. Plaintiff McKay was a police officer of the city of Lansing who suffered injuries on February 18, 1954, at about 11 p. m., when his police car went out of control and struck a tree while plaintiff was engaged in pursuing defendant Hargis because of alleged traffic violations.

On appeal defendant’s substantial claims are (1) that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and, hence, that defendant’s motions for a directed verdict or judgment non ob stante veredicto should have been granted; and…