Barnett v. City of Detroit

LEDERLE, Chief Judge.

1. This is an action for recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained by Plaintiff while a passenger on Defendant’s streetcar. The Plaintiff is a citizen of Canada, and the Defendant is a citizen of Michigan.

2. On February 16, 1953, at about 10:00 a. m., the Plaintiff, her sister and daughter were waiting at a safety zone on Woodward Avenue for a streetcar. The Plaintiff boarded the car, but the car started forward before her sister and daughter had an opportunity to do likewise. Plaintiff was standing behind the driver of the vehicle, about to get change, when the…