Peters v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.

Plaintiff, claiming to have been injured because of a defect in the platform at a railroad station used by both defendants in Bay City, sued both defendants in an action on the case, and a verdict for $1,000 was returned in his favor against both defendants. A motion for a new trial was made by each of the defendant's and was overruled. Both excepted to the refusal to grant a new trial, both have assigned errors, and both review the action of the trial court on error. That there was a defect in the platform, and that plaintiff’s foot was caught therein, is not disputed. His status as a…