Brownell v. Brown

This case makes its second trip up the appellate staircase. See 407 Mich 128; 283 NW2d 502 (1979). It is again before us after an Ionia County jury returned a verdict of no cause of action in the defendants’ favor.

On October 23, 1970, at approximately 11 p.m., plaintiff Marsha A. Brownell Woffington, then age 19, was the driver of a 1965 Chevrolet automobile owned by her father, plaintiff Harold Brownell. Five other teenage passengers, including Marsha’s sister, plaintiff Iva Brownell, then age 15, were riding in the car. The other passengers were Patrick McGraw, then age 15 and seated in the…