Mertz v. Detroit Electric Railway

Plaintiff Heppner, who is in the coal and wood business, started at nightfall on the 4th of March, 1899, to deliver a load of coal from his place of business to a customer named Baudie, who lived at the corner of Oakland avenue and Belmont street, Detroit. He drove out Woodward avenue to Westminster avenue, thence east on Westminster avenue to Oakland avenue, and thence north on Oakland avenue to go to Mr. Baudie’s house, which was about five or six blocks north of Westminster. Defendant’s cars are operated on Oakland avenue upon a double track. The street is unpaved, and at this season of…