Jenks v. County of Ingham

Plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Genevieve Violet Jenks, deceased, a minor, claims that defendant county of Ingham’s negligence in maintaining a highway caused the death of plaintiff’s decedent.

At the city limits, where it crosses south Washington avenue, the city asphalt pavement ends and the - county concrete pavement begins. Inside the city the pavement is 38 feet wide from curb to curb. The county pavement is but 20 feet wide. The narrowing of the road takes place within a distance of 64th feet, there being flatiron-shaped strips of concrete at the narrowing- part of the road,…