Steger v. Blanchard

At the June, 1957, term of Court this appeal was first submitted and on the 24th of December, 1957, an opinion, written by Justice Edward M. Sharpe, resulted in the affirmance of the trial court’s order for judgment non obstante veredicto. Chief Justice Dethmers, Justice Carr and Justice Kelly joined with Justice Sharpe for affirmance. Justice Black wrote for reversal and Justices Edwards, Smith and Voelker concurred. Those opinions are reported in 350 Mich 579.

Motion for rehearing was granted by a divided Court, following the retirement of Justice Sharpe, and the case is again before us.…