Tiley v. Detroit United Railway

Late in the afternoon of April 23, 1912, defendant had two street cars standing side by side on its double-track Woodward avenue line, near the intersection of Cortland avenue. Just at the moment when the east car started to back across behind the west car on the “Y” which led to the power plant, plaintiff was approaching on a motorcycle from the porth between the west track and the curb. After seeing the backing car across his path, he was, unable to stop before reaching it, and as a result a collision occurred in which both plaintiff and motorcycle received injuries. On the theory that the…