Deeg v. City of Detroit

The plaintiff Alma Deeg, now deceased, was the widow of John Deeg whose death occurred on March 6, 1949, as a result of a traffic accident on a public, street in the city of Detroit. It is claimed that a motorbus owned and operated by the defendant, department of street railways, ran over Deeg’s body, inflicting injuries of such character as to cause death within a few minutes. Following the accident he was removed to Receiving Hospital, which was maintained by the city. Subsequently an autopsy, or post-mortem examination, was conducted, in the course of which certain organs were removed and…