Becker v. Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co.

Woodward avenue, in the city of Detroit, runs north and south. Fprest avenue runs east and west, crossing the first-named avenue at right angles. The plaintiff was a motorman upon an electric car upon Forest avenue. His car was going west. Before reaching the east street-crossing of Woodward avenue, his car was stopped. Upon receiving the signal from the conductor to go forward, he started his car across the street. It was struck by a north-bound car on the Woodward-avenue track, which did not make a stop before reaching the Forest-avenue track. The motorman on the Woodward-avenue car claimed…