City of Detroit v. Burke Rental Service, Inc.

We are met here with the case of appellants who, due to the particular time sequence involved, have brought two appeals as a matter of right from a judgment rendered in the common pleas court for the city of Detroit. Suffice it to say that by this time the record is well-thumbed, '■ and that the instant matter before us has received abundant judicial scrutiny.

A brief statement of the facts and of the sequence of the appeals is in order.

The plaintiff city of Detroit brought an action in trespass for damages to wires and poles which were used for furnishing electric power to DSR trolley…