Thurston v. Detroit United Railway

This action was brought to recover for injuries sustained by plaintiff while a passenger in one of defendant’s cars. The injury resulted from a collision of the car with a heavy ice wagon at the intersection of Beaubien and Montcalm streets. The negligence counted on was running the car at too high a speed, and failure to have or bring the car under control, so as to prevent the collision. The circuit judge, at the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, on motion of defendant, directed a verdict in its favor. The plaintiff brings error.

It is contended that the law requires of carriers of…