Attorney General v. Commissioner of Railroads
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Fred A. Maynard, Attorney General, to compel Sybrant Wesselius, Commissioner of Railroads, to make an order for a separation of grades at the intersections of certain railways with certain streets in the city of Detroit.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
The petition shows that in January, 1898, the attention of respondent was called by petition by the city of Detroit to the dangerous character of the crossings at the intersections of the tracks of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company, the Grand Trunk Railway Company, and the Michigan Central Railroad Company, with Michigan, Woodward, Gratiot, and Grand River avenues in the city of Detroit. In February following, the respondent made an investigation, and determined that there was a necessity for a separation of grades at the intersection of the streets and railroads men*478tioned,…
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