Bennett v. City of Lansing

Plaintiff Larry Joe Bennett was involved in an automobile accident on July 29, 1971 at the intersection of Grand River and Logan in the City of Lansing. Both highways are admitted to be state trunkline highways. These highways are crossed at their intersection by tracks owned by defendant Penn Central Railroad Company. Traffic at the intersection is controlled by an overhead traffic light which is intercon nected with the railroad crossing signals. It is uncontroverted that the City of Lansing agreed that its wholly owned municipal utility, the Board of Water and Light, would undertake the…