Legal Opinion

Covell v. Colburn

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 1944No. Docket No. 51, Calendar No. 42,437PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtButzel, J.

Plaintiff’s decedent, Jacqueline Johnson, an attractive and talented young girl, was slightly- over 15 years and four months of age on May 16, 1941,'when she met with a fatal accident while standing on or walking along the shoulder of trunk line highway M-16 in Muskegon county, Michigan. A Ford'car owned by defendant Lowell E. Colburn and operated by his brother Russell collided with a Chevrolet car owned by defendant Virgil Bryant and driven by his son Francis. All of them are joined as defendants. As a result of the collision, the Colburn car left the paved portion of the highway and struck…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gile v. HudnuttMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Morris v. RadleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Sceba v. Manistee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Snyder v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Courtney v. AppleMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Tri-State Poultry Cooperative, Inc. v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
  3. Haynes v. Monroe Plumbing & Heating Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Thompson v. Ogemaw County Board of Road CommissionersMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Barrett v. CharlsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973

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