Fuller v. Magatti

Defendant operates the cafeteria in the Masonic temple on Fulton street in the city of Grand Rapids. On the morning of June 21, 1923, he drove to his work in his Hupmobile touring car accompanied by his wife and one of his employees. It is his claim that he reached the temple about 5 minutes before 8 and that he run his car about a foot and a half from the curb, cramped the wheels so they rested against the curb, put the gear in reverse, and set the brake. From the Masonic temple to where Fulton street intersects Jefferson avenue is down grade about four to four and one-half feet per hundred…