Woods v. Chalmers Motor Co.

On October 16, 1916, plaintiff was living with her husband in a houseboat moored in Con-nor’s creek near its mouth adjacent to land belonging *558to the city of Detroit, through the easterly part of which said creek flows. On that date the houseboat was destroyed by a fire resulting from an explosion in defendant’s nearby factory. Plaintiff’s husband assigned to her all his right, title and interest in the houseboat and its contents together with all demands for damages by reason of its destruction and she thereafter brought this action against defendant in the circuit court of Wayne county. From…