Rein v. Sklar

Plaintiff was injured while a passenger on a street car on Gratiot avenue in the city of Detroit. He was sitting by an open window with his left arm resting on the ledge of the window. A motor truck passed so' close to the street car that it came in contact with it and scraped the side of the street car. Some portion of the truck hit plaintiff’s arm and caused the injury. It was claimed by the plaintiff that defendants were the owners of the truck. The defendants claimed their truck was not on the street that day. Defendants asked for a directed verdict. This was denied. The case was…