Corcoran v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff recovered a judgment against •defendant for personal injuries received by being thrown from his road cart upon Woodward avenue, in the city of Detroit. The principal error complained of is that the ■court did not direct a verdict for the defendant; it being claimed that the evidence clearly showed that the highway was in a very bad condition, and that plaintiff knew it, yet he drove at an improper rate of speed over the defective .street.1

Driving rapidly over a highway, where defects are plainly visible, has, under some circumstances, been held contributory negligence. In this case,…