Mitchell v. Devitt

In this negligence,action, defendant James B. DeVitt was granted leave to appeal from a $500 judgment. DeVitt, who lives in Bueyrus, Ohio, was on his way to a fishing camp near Cadillac, Michigan, on July 27, 1941. While traveling north on US-27, about 2 miles south of Clare, Michigan, his ear collided with one driven by Earl Thomas, which was turning into a driveway on the east side of the road. Plaintiff Catherine M. Mitchell, employed by Thomas, was riding with Thomas and his wife in the front seat of his car. On the Sunday afternoon in question, after completing her work at- about 5 p.m.,…