Patterson v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Collingwood, J., presiding. Case by Wilbert Patterson against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, C. J.
Plaintiff, while riding west on Gratiot avenue in the city of Detroit upon a motorcycle, came into collision with a car of the defendant company, which was being turned at the city limits on said street. Plaintiff described the accident as follows:
“When I passed the first switch, I noticed a car standing by the second switch. • I was then between the first and second switches. I proceeded along toward downtown. I saw this car again after that. It was going which I thought was to Mt. Clemens. The next time I observed it, it was in motion and between the two tracks. It was then within 12 or 15…
2Cited by1 opinion
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