Cawood v. Earl Paige & Co.

On July 11, 1926, plaintiff was secretary-treasurer and general manager of the Cawood Sales Company, a corporation engaged in the sale and distribution of automobiles. As an incident to the business it maintained a garage, did repair work, and sold oil and gas. Its building was located on the comer of Michigan and Grand River streets in the city of Port Huron. The corner of the building was, as counsel express it, “sheared off,” leaving the usual triangular-shaped piece for a filling station. On the day above stated, plaintiff came out of a door leading into this space, and had taken but a…