Alston v. Tye

Plaintiffs instituted suit against defendants in Wayne County Circuit Court to recover for injuries allegedly resulting from an automobile accident. After a full trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff J. C. Allen for $375, but awarded plaintiff Lorraine Alston no damages. Mrs. Alston appeals from the order of judgment entered pursuant to that jury verdict.

This cause of action arises out of a three-car accident occurring on the snowy night of November 15, 1969. Mrs. Alston slowed down and then stopped her car, owned by plaintiff J. C. Allen, to avoid a previous accident. Her…