Landis v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff brought this action to recover for damages for negligence arising from injuries alleged to have been sustained while she was a passenger in a street car operated by defendant. The case was tried by the court without a jury, resulting in a judgment of no cause of action.

Plaintiff claims that through the negligent and careless operation of the street car by defendant’s motorman, she was thrown to the floor of the car and down the exit steps thereof. She testified that after getting on the car, she approached the fare box with a purse and parcel in one hand and her money in the other.…