Parr v. City of Detroit

On December 20,1931, at about 1 o’clock in the morning, plaintiff was a passenger for hire on one of defendant’s street cars, which was proceeding in a southerly direction on Hamilton avenue. The car crossed the Detroit Terminal railway tracks and collided with a displaced iron derailer cover which stood partly on end and protruded above the pavement from 8 to 10 inches, and came to an abrupt stop. Plaintiff sustained injury thereby, and brought this action to recover the damages incident thereto. She had a verdict for $7,500. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied. From a judgment…