Florence P. MacKris Administratrix of the Estate of James MacKris v. John A. Murray

O’SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge.

The question here for decision is whether Michigan, contrary to its earlier holding, would now allow a plaintiff to substitute collateral estoppel for proofs as a means of establishing a defendant’s liability; this to be so, notwithstanding that the estoppel is not mutual. Plaintiffappellee, Florence P. Mackris, is administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, James Mackris. Her complaint charged that he died from injuries received when a vehicle he was driving was struck by an automobile then being negligently driven by defendant-appellant, John A. Murray.…