Legal Opinion
Skiff v. Dickens
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 22, 1972No. Docket 9755PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
About 4:30 p.m. on June 27,1964, an intersection accident occurred involving a pickup truck and a car. Robert M. Skiff, driver of the truck, was killed. Jane Elizabeth Dickens, driver of the car, survived. There were no passengers in either vehicle and no eyewitnesses except for the defendant and the deceased.
A complaint was filed on July 15, 1966, by Roy M. Skiff, administrator of the estate of the deceased, charging the defendant with negligence. A jury trial was held in January of 1969 and a verdict of no cause for action was returned. Plaintiff’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Scurlock v. PeglowMichigan Supreme Court · 1933
- Mills v. WarnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Hall v. Iosco County Board of Road CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
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