Lockett v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Caniff avenue in the city of Hamtramck runs east and west, and as .it approaches the city of Detroit from the east it traverses a crossing at which defendant has five parallel railroad tracks, running in a northerly and southerly direction. On each side of the crossing, in the center of Caniff avenue and 15 feet from the tracks, defendant has erected a large steel mast or post 12 feet in height, set in concrete foundation, with cross arms at the top to which are attached a series of lights. that flash red and show the word “stop” when a train is approaching. The lights flash only in the…