Bates v. Franson
Michigan Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtButzel, J.
On June 30, 1935, at about 1:30 a. m. a 1929 Oldsmobile coach while driven by plaintiff, its owner, in a northerly direction, collided with a 1934 Ford sedan, while driven by defendant, its owner, in a southerly direction. The collision occurred about a mile south of Channing, Michigan, on M-95, a State trunk highway whose hard packed gravel road is about 25 feet in width and without a demarcation line in the center. The night was clear and there were no obstructions on the road. The cars collided about 200 feet south of the apex of a slight slope or hill from which the road curves to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harding v. BlankenshipMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
- Pinkerton Bros. v. BromleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by3 opinions
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