Melvin v. Reading

The defendants are legatees and distributees of the estate of Carlos A. Reading, deceased. Their motion to dismiss plaintiff’s bill of complaint, filed in the Washtenaw circuit, was denied by the chancellor. October 12, 1955, this Court granted leave to appeal from the order of denial. The question before us is whether the bill states an appropriate subject of equitable relief.

The bill, filed January 7,1955, alleges that plaintiff was injured in a vehicular collision occurring April 26, 1953, said to have been caused by negligence on the part of the said Carlos A. Reading. It alleges further…