Goldman v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.

These two suits are simultaneously submitted. Plaintiff, Belle Goldman, by her suit seeks recovery for personal injuries suffered when she was struck by one of defendant’s locomotives. Her husband, Irving Goldman, prosecutes his action to recover for his losses, including medical and hospital expenses, loss of wife’s services, and damage to his automobile.

About 5 o’clock in the afternoon of November 29, 1935, Mrs. Goldman was driving east on Caniff street at the boundary line between the city of Detroit and the city of Hamtramek. It was misty and just getting dark, and although the street…