Ransom v. Melegi

The plaintiff was 12 years old when a collision with the defendant’s car which resulted in his injuries occurred at the intersection of Southfield and Austin in the City of Lincoln Park, Michigan.

There is a dispute as to how the accident happened. Plaintiff claims to have been standing alongside his bicycle in the left turn lane waiting to cross the remainder of the street. The defendant claims the plaintiff rode out in front of him from the side street.

The plaintiff contends that the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to give an instruction that a 12-year-old plaintiff’s…