Simon v. Detroit United Railway

The plaintiff was injured on March 21, 1913, while attempting to cross the tracks of defendant on Fort street, in the city of Detroit. He brought this action in the Wayne circuit court, and failed to recover at the hands of a jury; he brings the case here for review. It is his claim that he was driving west on Fort street with a one-horse junk wagon, on the forenoon in question, with 14 bags of bottles on the wagon; that as he approached the intersection of Campau street he got off to fix one of the bags which was striking the wheel; that, desiring to go on Campau, he looked both ways to see…