Leach v. Detroit Electric Railway

The plaintiff recovered a judgment for injuries received by her while alighting from a street car. The case is brought here by writ of error.

It is claimed the court abused its discretion in refusing to continue the case from Thursday until the following Tuesday to enable the defendant to procure one Sherman as a witness. It is said his attendance was arranged for upon October 15th, the case was continued at the request of plaintiff, and when the trial was commenced counsel supposed they could procure the attendance of the witness at any time, but when they sent for him he was out of the city.…