Holloway v. Martin Oil Service, Inc.

Defendants Martin Oil Service and Arthur Csokasy 1 secured a directed verdict of no cause of action on plaintiffs’ claim of negligence. Plaintiffs appeal as of right. As there was no dispute as to the facts of the case, plaintiffs filed a stipulation as to the record on appeal. (Appendix A.)

The incident that brought about this lawsuit occurred during the early morning hours of January 12, 1969. At about 1 a.m., defendant Csokasy was working in his Martin Oil service\ station at the intersection of Joy and Dexter in Detroit when a group of young men drove into the station. Three of the group…