Wilbur v. Michigan Central Railroad

The plaintiff was injured where the highway crosses defendant’s railway track. She claimed the defendant was negligent, and sued the defendant. The case was tried by jury. The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the sum of |3,000. The case is brought here by writ of error.

The important question in the case is whether the judge should have directed a verdict in favor of defendant, because *345the husband of plaintiff, with whom she was riding at the time she was hurt, was guilty of contributory negligence. The injury occurred soon after 6 o’clock p. m. October 23, 1903, at a highway crossing north…