Gamet v. Jenks

Plaintiff Terry Gamet is a 15-year-old schoolboy. On October 13,1969, he and a group of his friends attempted to cross Jolly Road in the City of Lansing on their way from their school to a McDonald’s hamburger stand five to six blocks northeast of the school. Jolly Road is a two-way street, two lanes east and two lanes west. At the time it was slightly raining. Plaintiff crossed the two eastbound lanes between intersections and stopped at a double yellow center line. Defendant Jenks was stopped in the inside westbound lane of Jolly Road. In response to a wave by defendant Jenks, plaintiff…