Paton v. Stealy

The accident out of which this controversy arose occurred about 9 a. m. on January 4, 1931, on US-16 west of the village of New Hudson. A heavy fog made the visibility poor, and the damp concrete highway was icy in some places, particularly where the collision took place. Just before the parties to this action arrived at the scene there was a collision between the car of Biernacki, traveling towards Lansing, and that of Slater, proceeding towards Detroit. The Biernacki car landed on the north shoulder of the highway, facing east, and Slater’s car had continued to the east, its stopping place…