Lawrence v. City of Detroit

For some time prior to 1934, John Lawrence, plaintiff, from time to time had been a welfare recipient and during the years 1931 and 1932 had been assigned to work by the welfare commission. On August 15 or 16, 1934, he was assigned by the Wayne county emergency relief administration as a wage relief worker to the city of Detroit, department of street railways, and worked as such relief worker until September 22, 1934, when he was injured by a flying piece of stone or metal and as a result has lost the vision in the injured left eye. Plaintiff’s wages and hours of employment were determined by…