Hart v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

These two railroad and highway intersection cases were consolidated and tried as one. The jury rendered a verdict for Roy Hart, the driver of the automobile involved, in the sum of $175 and for William Strew, his passenger, in the sum of $1,000. Seasonable motions were made by defendant for directed verdicts; subsequently the court granted defendant's motions for judgment non obstante veredicto from which plaintiffs appeal.

The accident out of which the lawsuits arose occurred where a spur track of defendant's railroad crosses Marquette avenue in Bay City. On November 10, 1934, sometime after…