Prentkiewicz v. Karp

On February 15, 1961, Sandra Prentkiewicz, a minor, instituted suit in the circuit court for the county of Muskegon, by her next friend, to recover for damages sustained while riding as a passenger in an automobile owned by defendant Josephine M. Karp and operated by defendant Marlene Parks. A companion case was also instituted by the parents of the minor to recover for medical expenses and the same was consolidated with the minor’s case on trial.

Plaintiff sought recovery under the statute 1 on the theory of gross negligence on the part of Marlene Parks, driver of the vehicle on the day of…