Ponke v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Mandell, J. Case by Frank Ponke against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the sum of $500 for injuries claimed to have been received by him on October 26, 1912, while standing on the back platform of one of the defendant’s cars when it was struck by another car going in the same direction. It is claimed that as a result of the collision he was thrown against the dividing rail, which broke off, and in consequence of the injuries suffered he was confined to his bed for a period of five weeks; that he did not go to work until January 3, 1913, and for two months after the accident he suffered pain; that during the time he was…
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