111 Mich. 298 | Mich. | 1896
(after stating the facts). The court should, as requested, have directed a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff was not in the exercise of ordinary care. He was perfectly familiar with the situation, and knew the danger. He chose to direct his course by a light which was not the one he supposed it to be. It is doubtful whether, at the point where he selected this light as his guide, he could have seen the light in Denton’s house if it had been there, on account of an angle in the
Judgment reversed, and no new trial ordered.