Hamilton v. Detroit United Railway

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries received by him while attempting to cross defendant’s railroad track. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. The case is brought here by writ of error.

The plaintiff is upwards of 60 years of age. He was a passenger on a north-bound suburban car out of Detroit. He left the car at the 8-mile road. He had with him a bag of provisions, whioh, after leaving the car, he threw over his shoulder, and started to go across the tracks. As he started to put his foot over the first rail of the west track, he was…