Swainston v. Kennedy

Plaintiff recovered damages for injuries sustained in a collision between an automobile, driven by her husband and in which she was riding, and one owned by defendant company, driven on its business by defendant Kennedy. The question is whether the court should have directed a verdict for defendants on the ground of their freedom from negligence or of contributory negligence of plaintiff’s husband, attributable to plaintiff.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Houston and Fourth streets in Muskegon in the afternoon of a clear, dry day. Each street is paved 30 feet wide. Plaintiff’s…