Colborne v. Detroit United Railway

Plaintiff brought this action ex delicto in the circuit court of Wayne county to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her in a collision between one of defendant’s street cars and an automobile in which she was riding. In the trial court, at the conclusion of the testimony, a verdict in favor of defendant was directed by the court, on the ground that the driver of the automobile was, as a matter of law, guilty of such contributory negligence as to preclude recovery.

*141This accident occurred at the intersection of Oakland and Holbrook avenues in the city of Detroit on the evening of…