Ortega v. Veenstra

Plaintiff' appealed a jury verdict of no cause of action. The Court of Appeals affirmed 1 as to defendants Veenstra and reversed the trial court and granted a new trial against defendant Lenderink.

This opinion is confined to plaintiff’s appeal to this Court 2 from the affirmance of the verdict and judgment of no cause of action as to defendants Veenstra.

On August 28,1962, at about 11 a.m., as defendant Dona Veenstra was driving south on Clancy avenue, in the city of Grand Rapids, Robert Ortega (who was 7 years and 7 months old at the time of the accident) attempted to cross Clancy avenue from…