Formiller v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Murphy, J. Case by Frank Formiller against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendant for damages resulting from injuries received, caused by the claimed negligent handling of a car on defendant’s street railway, in the city of Detroit. The claim of plaintiff *655is that the accident occurred while the. car was standing still and he was boarding the same. The negligence charged and relied upon in his declaration is that:
“After plaintiff had stepped upon the lower step of said car, and while he had hold of the brace of said car with his left hand, the defendant’s servants, agents, and employes, in charge of said car, carelessly, negligently,…
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