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Male v. Square Deal Cartage Co.

Supreme Court of Michigan
Jun 16, 1936
267 N.W. 831 (Mich. 1936)

Opinion

Docket No. 119, Calendar No. 38,903.

Submitted April 16, 1936.

Decided June 16, 1936.

Appeal from Wayne; Toms (Robert M.), J. Submitted April 16, 1936. (Docket No. 119, Calendar No. 38,903.) Decided June 16, 1936.

Case by Asa Male against Square Deal Cartage Company, a corporation, for damages sustained in a collision between truck and passenger car. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. Affirmed.

Dennis H. Dwyer ( Vandeveer Vandeveer, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Edward N. Barnard, for defendant.


While plaintiff was driving westerly on the right side of Michigan avenue in Dearborn and when he had crossed Military avenue, defendant's truck, driven easterly by its servant, crossed the street and crashed into plaintiff's car. Defendant offered no testimony of the reason for its truck being on the wrong side of the street. The court held defendant guilty of negligence and entered judgment for plaintiff.

Affirmed, with costs.

NORTH, C.J., and WIEST, BUTZEL, BUSHNELL, EDWARD M. SHARPE, and TOY, JJ., concurred. POTTER, J., took no part in this decision.


Summaries of

Male v. Square Deal Cartage Co.

Supreme Court of Michigan
Jun 16, 1936
267 N.W. 831 (Mich. 1936)
Case details for

Male v. Square Deal Cartage Co.

Case Details

Full title:MALE v. SQUARE DEAL CARTAGE CO

Court:Supreme Court of Michigan

Date published: Jun 16, 1936

Citations

267 N.W. 831 (Mich. 1936)
267 N.W. 831

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