Potter v. Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad

Plaintiff sued for damages as resulting from an injury at a crossing on the morning of February 27, 1883.

Plaintiff and two other persons, who had been working at a lumber camp near Farwell, left the camp that morning about day-break, and reached Farwell not far from 8 o’clock. After a short stop they started again in two sleighs, and went down the highway between one and two miles before reaching the ' place of the accident. The front sleigh belonged to one Graham, and two horses, belonging to plaintiff, were hitched to it behind. Plaintiff followed in another sleigh driven by one Martindale,…