Beattie v. Detroit United Railway

This is an action brought for personal injuries received by plaintiff on account of the claimed negligence of the conductor of a car of defendant which plaintiff was attempting to board as a passenger. He had stepped upon the first step of the rear platform, and taken hold of the rail with one hand, when the car was suddenly started and plaintiff thrown off. The jury found a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff urges that errors occurred during the trial on account of which the judgment against him should be reversed, and a new trial ordered.

The facts in the case are that plaintiff, a salesman of…