McManigle v. Detroit United Railway

On the 12th day of June, 1913, plaintiff was hit by a street car on Dix avenue, in the city of Detroit, and severely injured. At the trial a verdict was directed for defendant upon the ground that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence.

*531Dix avenue runs in an easterly and westerly direction, and upon it defendant has a double track for its cars. The northerly track is used for west-bound cars, and the southerly track for cars going east. Livernois avenue intersects Dix avenue from the north, but does not extend beyond it towards the south. Livernois avenue also has a double street car…