Chapman v. Buder

Plaintiff’s son perished in an automobile collision on April 16, 1960, while a passenger in an automobile owned by A. Matthew Buder, Sr., then being driven by Buder, Jr. Plaintiff appeals a directed verdict in the defendants’ favor following the conclusion of the plaintiff’s proofs. We reverse and order a new trial.

The jury could properly have found from the evidence that Buder, Jr.’s gross negligence caused the death of the plaintiff’s son.

"We have also concluded that the proviso added by amendment in 1929 (PA 1929, No 19) to the civil liability act (CLS 1961, § 257.401, Stat Ann 1960 Rev §…