Tomczyk v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway

The afternoon of May 20, 1926, plaintiff’s decedent drove an automobile upon the track of defendant’s railroad at the crossing of the Seven Mile road in the city of Detroit, and was struck by the engine of a passenger train and received injuries causing his death. This suit was brought to recover damages and resulted in a directed verdict for defendant.

Plaintiff’s decedent drove east on the Seven Mile road and approached the railroad crossing where there were four tracks crossing the street. A train was going north on the third track from the point of his approach, and that track was 40 feet…