Brummitt v. Chaney

This appeal is taken from a judgment following a jury verdict of no cause of action rendered in the Wayne county circuit court. It concerns a suit instituted on behalf of Robert Lee Brummitt, a minor, and his father. The action commenced by plaintiff relates to injuries suffered by Robert Lee Brummitt when he ran out from between parked cars into the street and was struck by an automobile driven by Warren Chaney, defendant’s deceased husband. At the time of the accident Robert Brummitt was two years and eight months old.

At trial plaintiff contended that defendant had driven negligently.…