Crook v. Eckhardt

Plaintiff’s wife, Viola Crook, came to her death while riding in a Buick coupe driven by defendant, Margaret Eckhardt, which collided with defendant Grand Rapids Bedding Company’s three-ton G.M.C. truck at the intersection of Holly and Baldwin Roads in Genesee county about 11:30 a.m. June 24,1932. These 20-foot gravel roads cross each other at right angles, neither being a through highway. The truck driver did not see the coupe until he reached the intersection, but Miss Eckhardt saw the truck when it was 500 or 600 feet away from the corner; a hill near the southwest corner obstructed the…