Sewell v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Brooke, J. Case by Charles A. Sewell against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. A judgment for plaintiff is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The plaintiff on the morning of Jan*408uary 23, 1907, boarded a car of the defendant company near his residence, and proceeded towards the downtown section of the city. At the intersection of Clifford street and Park Place the car in which plaintiff was riding collided with a car ahead of it, which had stopped to let off passengers. The force of the collision threw the plaintiff forward, and caused injuries which resulted in a permanent stiffening of the knee. The testimony on the part of the plaintiff tended to show that the cars came together with considerable force, and that the forward car…
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