Paquette v. Consumers Power Co.

On the morning of February 12, 1945, plaintiff, Frank Paquette, a farmer 66 years of age was driving his automobile from his home on M-50 towards Eaton Rapids. He had lived on this highway for 27 years. M-50 is a paved highway, 20 feet in width, with a smooth shoulder 8 to 10 feet wide on each side, beyond which is a ditch.

Plaintiff left his home at about 9 a.m., with the intention of driving to Eaton Rapids. There had been á light fall of snow the night before. It was a foggy morning and plaintiff’s windshield became frosted. He stopped his car on the paved portion of the highway for the…