Selman v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant to recover damages for an injury sustained while a passenger on one of defendant’s street cars.

About 3:30 p. m., April 5, 1935, plaintiff boarded one of defendant’s street cars at State and Griswold streets, in the city of Detroit, to go to her home on Hillger avenue, near Jefferson. The street car traversed a route southbound on Griswold street to Jefferson and then eastbound on Jefferson. Plaintiff seated herself on the bench running lengthwise on the righthand side of the car, in the non-fare-paid section. The car was so arranged that passengers…