Smith v. Whitehead

Btjtzel, • J.

Grand River avenue, immediately north of the campus of Michigan State College in' East Lansing, Michigan, is a divided boulevard, there being 2 paved roads* each 28 feet wide separated by a sodded and wooded island 32 feet in width. There are long rows of business buildings facing the northerly road which is used for traffic going west toward the city of Lansing. The southerly'road abuts the campus and is used for eastbound vehicles. On October 10, 1952, road resurfacing op-' erations were in progress.

Kenneth M. Smith, plaintiff, was a student at the college, roomed just east of…