Wood v. Priborsky

Plaintiff sued defendant for hitting him with his automobile. Plaintiff claimed defendant was negligent in driving recklessly at an excessive rate of speed, on the wrong side of the street, in violation of the ordinance of the city of Detroit, at night, with defective headlights, without signaling plaintiff with his horn. There was judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals, claiming plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, the verdict was contrary to the preponderance of the evidence, and against the great weight of the evidence.

The case was tried before the circuit judge without a…