Mulvihill v. Detroit United Railway

From the curb of the street to the first rail of the track was 12.75 feet, and to the overhang of the street car a little over 11 feet. The child leaving the curb ran into the street vigorously, quickly, so quickly that his mother, a young vigorous woman, unhampered in movement, though close to the child, was not able to catch him. He reached the point of overhang in an instant, a second or two. He was caught by the end of the fender and thrown under the car, which was stopped just as the wheel reached his body. The flesh was torn, but no bones weré broken.

The motorman first saw the child as…