Conroy v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Case by Joseph Conroy against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. There was judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court, and plaintiff brings error. Plaintiff, a resident of Detroit, was returning to his home one evening about 10 o’clock on a car of the defendant. He had informed the conductor where he desired to alight. The car was an open one, with seats running across, and steps on each side.
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Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Case by Joseph Conroy against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. There was judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court, and plaintiff brings error. Plaintiff, a resident of Detroit, was returning to his home one evening about 10 o’clock on a car of the defendant. He had informed the conductor where he desired to alight. The car was an open one, with seats running across, and steps on each side. When near the middle of the block, the signal, by ringing the bell, was given by the conductor for a stop at the next cross street, where…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
The circuit judge, in directing a verdict, held that the case was ruled by Etson v. Railway Co., 110 Mich. 494, as no one pretended to know what was the cause of the jerk which caused the plaintiff’s fall. The ruling was correct. See, also, Bradley v. Railway Co., 94 Mich. 35. The cause of the jerk in this case is as problematical as it was in either of those above cited. It is common knowledge that, in order to serve the public, street cars must be started and stopped with some celerity, the tendency of which is to throw one when standing. It was entirely unnecessary for the plaintiff to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Etson v. Fort Wayne & Belle Isle Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Bradley v. Fort Wayne & Elmwood Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
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