Barker v. City of Kalamazoo

I am of the opinion that the court erred in not directing a verdict for the defendant. The case is fairly within the cases of Shietart v. City of Detroit, 108 Mich. 309; Black v. City of Manistee, 107 Mich. 61; Irion v. City of Saginaw, 120 Mich. 295; Cloney v. City of Kalamazoo, 124 Mich. 655; King v. Township of Colon, 125 Mich. 511. The street was in the process of being paved, and to enable pedestrians to avoid the mud in crossing the contractors had laid down loose boards. Across the street railway a temporary crossing was made by laying short boards from rail to rail. They were not…