Waling v. City of Detroit

This case arose out of a collision between an automobile driven by plaintiff’s decedent, Joseph Waling, and a bus operated by de fendant city of Detroit. The city appealed from a judgment entered upon the. verdict of the jury in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $5,000.

At about 5:45 a. m. on November 17, 1941, Waling was on his way to work at the Ford Motor Company. He was driving westerly on Schoolcraft avenue in the city .of Detroit, and defendant’s bus was proceeding northerly on Northlawn avenue. Two other fellow employees were riding in-the Waling car. There were no passengers in the bus.…