People v. Detroit United Railway

The respondent appeals to this court from *360a conviction in the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit for an alleged violation of section 5 of a certain ordinance, adopted February 17, 1896, in that the defendant—

‘ ‘ Did then and there unlawfully and wilfully fail and neglect to place a red light at the crossing and intersection of the Woodward avenue street railway, so called, with the Jefferson avenue street railway, so called, at the curve of said company’s road where the said street-railway lines cross and intersect, so as to give warning to motormen and citizens,” etc.

The section in…