Takacs v. Detroit United Railway

On March 25, 1915, while a passenger on a west-bound interurban car on defendant’s so-called “Fort line” by west Jefferson avenue to the west city limits of Detroit, plaintiff’s wrist was severely cut on broken glass in a door between the smoker and main body of the car as he was attempting to reach the rear door to alight at his destination near the city limits. Imputing the accident to negligence of defendant’s agents, he brought this action in tort to recover damages for the injury so sustained. The case came to trial in the circuit court of Wayne county on November 9, 1923, resulting in a…