Jordan v. Burghardt

Plaintiff claims to have received serious injuries by being struck by defendant’s bread wagon driven by his agent when she was crossing Woodward avenue at Michigan avenue in the city of Detroit. She brings this action to recover for such injuries. The trial judge at the close of her proofs directed a verdict for defendant. The only question presented on this record is whether there was any testimony taking the case to the jury. Plaintiff was 77 years old when she received the injury and nearly 81 years old when the case was tried. Her testimony was somewhat confusing as we shall presently…