Johnson v. Board of County Road Commissioners

Plaintiff sued defendant to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff in consequence of his being struck by defendant’s snowplow. At the time of the accident defendant’s snowplow in charge of its employee was being used to remove the snow from trunk line M-26 in Ontonagon county. This work was being done by defendant under contract with the State highway commissioner. Plaintiff had verdict and judgment. Defendant has appealed.

Incident to a motion for directed verdict both at the close of plaintiff’s case and at the close of all the proofs, and also incident to its motion for a new…