LAXTON v. HATZEL & BUEHLER

No. 9712.

142 F.2d 913 (1944)

LAXTON v. HATZEL & BUEHLER, Inc.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 5, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Buell Doelle, of Detroit, Mich. (Buell Doelle and Doelle, Starkey & Jones, all of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellant.

Leroy Vandeveer, of Detroit, Mich. (Vandeveer & Haggerty and Fred L. Vandeveer, all of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HICKS, ALLEN, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Action for damages for personal injuries. Appeal by plaintiff from a directed verdict for defendant at the close of plaintiff's evidence. The sole question is, whether appellee's motion for a directed verdict should have been denied.

Appellant was a "plant protection patrolman" at the Mt. Hope plant of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation at Lansing, Mich. (herein called Nash). Shortly after he went on duty at midnight, on April 16, 1942,...

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