Legal Opinion

Baker v. Gushwa

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 13, 1958No. Docket 37, Calendar 47,387PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

This is an automobile accident case. The plaintiff had jury verdict and judgment. In our Court defendant primarily urges a fatal variance between pleadings and proofs.

The accident occurred about 2 in the afternoon of a March day in a rural area. The roads were clear in the center, with slush on the outer sides. At the place of the accident, Meauwataka road, an east-west highway between 17 and 18 feet in width, is intersected on the south side only by a private drive from the Paul House home. It is stipulated that an automobile approaching this driveway from a westerly direction (as was the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McKinney v. YelavichMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Michigan Aero Club v. ShelleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
  3. L. B. Menefee Lumber Co. v. MacDonaldOregon Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Spelman v. AddisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Manley, Bennett & Co. v. WoodhamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1957

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