Hinchey v. J. P. Burroughs & Son

I am of the opinion that the questions of defendant's negligence and the deceased's contributory negligence were questions for the jury.

Defendant's Negligence. Defendant admitted that the truck was traveling 17 or 18 miles an hour on a residence street in the city of Flint. As this accident occurred in 1924, this was an admission that it was guilty of negligence per se. Westover v.Railway Co., 180 Mich. 373; Levyn v. Koppin, 183 Mich. 232.

Defendant also admitted that he could not have stopped his car within the range of his lights. This was an admission of negligence. Spencer v. Taylor, 219…