Schmidt v. Robinet

This is a suit for personal injuries by the plaintiff-passenger against the defendant-driver.

The accident occurred on December 24, 1959, in Saginaw county, when defendant’s car went out of control, skidded onto the wrong side of an ice-covered road, collided with another car, and injured the plaintiff.

The facts show that the parties were employed at the same place of business, resided near, each other, and shared rides to their place of employment, some 23 miles distant.

The plaintiff alleges two theories of liability: one, that plaintiff was a passenger for hire and the driver is liable for…