Grubaugh v. City of St. Johns

In this negligence action a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs Bruce Grubaugh and his wife Jean. Defendant city appeals, and we affirm.

This action arose out of an automobile accident which occurred in defendant city on a hazy March night in 1961. Bruce Grubaugh was a passenger in an automobile driven by Richard Grubaugh, northbound on Ottawa Street. Ottawa Street ends in a "T” intersection with Floral Avenue. As Richard approached the intersection, he struck a chuckhole, which splashed water on the windshield. A second or so later the automobile passed straight through the…