Aben v. Township of Ecorse

Plaintiff brought this suit to recover for injuries received by him while riding upon a traction engine which fell through a defective bridge. The defect consisted in the decay of the ends of the stringers. It was the contention of the township that plaintiff failed to show any notice of the defect on the part of the township. The trial judge accepted the view urged by the defendant, basing his opinion upon O’Neil v. Township of Deerfield, 86 Mich. 610, and directed a verdict in its favor. In the light of the accident, there is no question raised about the bridge being defective. The only…