Beneteau v. Detroit Free Press

Plaintiff was employed by defendant Detroit Free Press and worked at the Free Press Building in downtown Detroit. On May 7, 1973, plaintiff drove to work at approximately 7 a.m. and parked her car at a parking garage located on Cass and West Lafayette. The garage was located diagonally across the street from the Free Press Building. While walking across West Lafayette Boulevard from the parking garage, plaintiff slipped and fell. West Lafayette Boulevard was the first street that plaintiff had attempted to cross. Plaintiff claimed that at the time of her fall she was carrying work materials…