Ebel v. Saginaw County Board of Road Commissioners

About 1:30 a. m. on August 18,1963, plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile driven by Ms wife. He was injured when that automobile collided with a center-of-the-road pedestal which supported a railroad crossing flasher signal placed and maintained by the defendant railroads pursuant to an order of Michigan Public Utilities Commission dated April 11, 1928.

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover for his injuries on February 17, 1964. It was plaintiff’s contention that defendants were jointly negligent in maintaining the center-of-the-road pedestals contrary to CLS 1961, § 469.5 (Stat Ann…