Seebach v. Michigan United Railways Co.

When plaintiff received the injuries complained of in this suit, he was driving in a one-horse wagon in an easterly direction on East Main street in the city of Jackson. The defendant’s track occupies the center of the street, and the plaintiff was driving between the track and the south curb, which is 16 feet. To avoid an automobile which was standing in front of a residence, he turned out to go around it, and in so doing drove his left wheels on the track. Before he could circle around the automobile and get clear of the track, his wagon was struck by a westbound car, and he was thrown out…