Brady v. Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railroad

We are satisfied that the judgment in this case cannot be sustained upon reason or authority.

The plaintiff, while traveling southward with a team of horses hitched to a lumber wagon, on which he was riding, along a public highway in the town of North Star, Gratiot county, attempted to cross over the railroad track of the defendant company, and was struck by the engine of a passing train, and injured. He also claims damages for killing one of his horses, and damage to his wagon and harness. He brought his action in the Gratiot circuit court, and recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,500.…