Pyman v. City of Grand Rapids

This is an appeal from a judgment of $2,500 as damages for injuries resulting when plaintiff’s automobile, being driven in a public alley in the city of Grand Rapids, struck a manhole cover located in said alley.

The material facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff, Gregory Pyman, was employed as a mechanic in a garage. During the early afternoon of June 10, 1948, he and 2 companions were driving toward the downtown area in the city of Grand Rapids. Plaintiff sat in the front seat, but was not driving the car. They traveled south on Ionia avenue, turned west on Fairbanks street and proceeded…