McKAY v. HARGIS

Docket No. 69, Calendar No. 46,992.

351 Mich. 409 (1958)

88 N.W.2d 456

McKAY v. HARGIS.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 5, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Warren, for plaintiff.

Claude J. Marshall and Leonard B. Crandall, for defendant.


EDWARDS, J.

An Ingham county jury awarded $20,000 damages to the plaintiff in this case. Plaintiff McKay was a police officer of the city of Lansing who suffered injuries on February 18, 1954, at about 11 p.m., when his police car went out of control and struck a tree while plaintiff was engaged in pursuing defendant Hargis because of alleged traffic violations.

On appeal defendant's substantial claims are (1) that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence...

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