Rouse v. Gross

Appellant Rouse appeals from a jury verdict and judgment of no cause for action entered in the Oakland county circuit court. He states 14 issues on appeal, 2 of which concern the trial judge’s rulings, and 11 others his charge to the jury. The 14th issue is a claim that the jury verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

Stewart Rouse was a volunter fireman in the Farmington township fire department. As such he was paid a minimum rate of $3 for each fire to which he reported.

On December 24, 1953, Rouse and his wife were driving home from Christmas shopping when the fire siren…