People v. Pretswell
Michigan Supreme Court
Error tp recorder’s court of Detroit;'Jeffries, J. Arthur Pretswell was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two nor more than fifteen years in the State prison at Jackson.
1DissentOstrander, C. J.
On Commonwealth avenue, in Detroit, about half-past seven o’clock in *3the evening of September 12,1917, some children were standing and some were playing hide and seek. The goal was on the east side of Commonwealth avenue near the corner of Kirby avenue, an intersecting street. William Kerbyson, one of the children, a boy of about 13 years, had been in hiding on the west side of Commonwealth, and he ran out from between some houses there and into the street. Reaching the curb on the west side, running, he tried to stop, but ran or fell, or slid, into the street and either into the side of or…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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