BARNETT v. VANDER TIL

Docket No. 77-483.

80 Mich. App. 283 (1977)

263 N.W.2d 49

BARNETT v. VANDER TIL

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided December 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cholette, Perkins & Buchanan (by Grant J. Gruel), for plaintiffs.

Allaben, Massie, VanderWeyden & Timmer, for defendants.

Before: R.B. BURNS, P.J., and D.E. HOLBROOK and R.B. MARTIN, JJ.


R.B. BURNS, P.J.

This is an automobile negligence action wherein the trial judge found plaintiff William Barnett guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and directed a verdict of no cause for action on the plaintiffs' negligence count. A jury found no cause for action under plaintiffs' theory that defendants were liable for damages under the "last clear chance doctrine". Plaintiffs appeal. We reverse.

Plaintiff William Barnett was transporting...

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