Bannister v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

Plaintiff’s husband was killed at about 6 o’clock on the evening of February 4, 1893, at the crossing of Holden avenue and the track of the defendant in the city of Detroit. He had come to this crossing on a Grand Trunk suburban train. Holden avenue at this point is crossed by the Grand Trunk tracks. Next to it, and about 76 feet distant, are the defendant’s tracks, and beyond that the Michigan Central tracks. Two other parties alighted from the Grand Trunk train at the same time the decedent left it. They passed along on the westerly side of the avenue, while Mr. Bannister took the walk on…