Ryan v. Township of Royal Oak

A stipulation of facts filed herein recites that plaintiff and three companions were riding in an automobile on May 8, 1935, in the township of Royal Oak. They were unfamiliar with the surrounding country as well as Palmer boulevard, a street located in “Symphony Park subdivision,” onto which they turned from the Eleven-Mile road. There were no barricades or signs at the juncture of the two streets that indicated Palmer boulevard was closed to public travel or that there was a break in the road. Defendant does not claim any negligence on the part of the driver when the automobile was driven…