Ortega v. Lenderink

This appeal of defendant Lender-ink involves the same accident as that in Ortega v. Veenstra (1969), 382 Mich 210. The defendants Veenstra were the driver and the owner, respectively, of the automobile which struck plaintiff’s minor boy. Plaintiff bas sought to attach liability to defendant Lenderink on the ground that he had parked his truck, in violation of the statute, within 20 feet of the crosswalk at an intersection, that the minor was concealed by the truck from the view of approaching defendant driver Yeenstra as he was about to cross the street, just before he stepped out from in…