Longfellow v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff, Wilhelmina Longfellow, instituted her action against the defendant to recover damages for injuries received while riding on one of defendant’s buses on Grand River avenue in the city of Detroit. Her action was consolidated with one brought by plaintiff, Albert Longfellow, her husband, to recover for loss of services and medical expenses, and both cases are here for review.

The jury failed to agree, and after being discharged, the trial court entered judgments for defendant under the authority of the provisions of 3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 14535 (Stat. Ann. § 27.1471), and on appeal, we…