Jeffrey v. Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad

The defendant owns and operates a railroad which crosses Larch street, in the city of Lansing, upon a curve, one rail being some inches higher than the other. A sidewalk has crossed said track for many years, and the defendant has been accustomed to keep it in repair. Between the rails, planks, laid upon the ties and *222flush with the top of the rails, constituted a portion of the walk built and maintained by defendant shortly before the accident complained of. The defendant’s servants removed from between the rails the two planks lying nearest to the higher rail. The ground was soon after…