Bard v. Weathervane of Michigan

This writer agrees with Judge Quinn’s statement of facts except in certain particulars. A jury trial was held on the cause described by my brother, but the trial judge granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict after Sharon Bard had testified, and after an offer of proof was made by plaintiffs’ attorney on their behalf. Plaintiffs had not actually rested their *332case, but only suspended it, all parties apparently agreeing .that further elucidation of the facts would be irrelevant if they could not agree on the standard of due care owed to plaintiffs by the defendant. Thus, this writer…