Wickham v. Detroit United Railway

This is an action on the case for damages for a personal injury to the plaintiff. On June 30, 1906, the plaintiff was a street car conductor in the employ of the defendant. He was 35 years old, and had acted as conductor over 5 years. On the day in question he went on duty at the Dix avenue car barn about noon. He was conductor on what was known as the “ Baker line,” which extends from said car barns to the railroad track on North *278Chene street. At the time of the injury, the plaintiff’s oar was running in an easterly direction along Dix avenue between Scotten and Hubbard avenues. It was an…