Schofield v. Spilker

On the basis of a release, or releases, the trial court granted defendants Spilkers’ motion for an accelerated judgment, and plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

June 15, 1965, Pamela E. Schofield, a minor resident of Ohio, was a passenger in an automobile driven by her aunt, Vivian Fetterhoff, in Genesee County, Michigan. The auto collided with a trailer which had broken loose from an auto owned by Hattie Spilker and driven by John Spilker, causing injuries to the minor and her aunt.

December 22, 1965, Pamela’s mother, Evelyn M. Schofield, was appointed guardian by the Probate Court of Lorain…