Mater v. Becraft

Plaintiff sued defendant to recover damages arising from personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by reason of defendant’s gross negligence and wanton and wilful misconduct while riding with her in her automobile as a guest. (See 1 Comp. Laws 1929, § 4648.) From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Both plaintiff and defendant had been visiting at Ann Arbor. They were returning home. It grew dark. As they approached the village of Decatur there was a curve in the highway. Neither plaintiff nor defendant saw the curve until just prior to the accident. It is a fair inference from…