Brown v. Pointer

This is an appeal taken from a declaratory judgment proceeding, the action being instituted in order to determine ownership of a motor vehicle for purposes of assessing liability under the Michigan Vehicle Code.

Plaintiffs decedent was killed in a motor vehicle collision on April 13, 1969. The deceased was a passenger in a car owned by defendant James Gallagher and driven by defendant Ramona Gallagher. The Gallagher vehicle collided with a 1962 Oldsmobile driven by defendant, Charles W. Pointer, bearing license plates issued to Pointer for a 1961 Ford. The last registered owner of the 1962…