Kurtz v. Detroit United Railway

In the evening of November 1, 1920, plaintiff drove his automobile southerly along Washington boulevard in Detroit, intending to cross defendant’s double street railway tracks on Grand River avenue and then to turn easterly on Grand River. When he approached the railway tracks at the intersection of the two streets, he observed a street car with trailer, headed east, standing on the intersection. The rear end of the trailer had cleared the way for southerly traffic on Washington. While he was attempting to pass behind the trailer, to proceed as stated, the street cars were backed, without…