Holtham v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff recovered a judgment in the court below for personal injuries resulting from a defective sidewalk in the city of Detroit. He did not, as required by section 2 of Act No. 463 of the Local Acts of 1895, serve a notice in writing upon the head of the law department of the city of Detroit. That section provides:

“No action shall be brought against said city, nor any of its boards, commissions, or officers, for any negligent injury, unless it be commenced within one year from the time when the injury was received, nor unless notice shall be given in writing, within three months from the…