Davenport v. City of Detroit

Wiest, J;

In March, 1932, plaintiff was an indigent inmate of Fisher Lodge, a charity maintained by the city of Detroit for indigent single men. There he was furnished two meals a day and lodging. The meals for the inmates were provided, together with serving equipment, by the Industrial Lunch Company under contract. The lodge had accommodations for upward of 1,500 men and, to aid in serving meals and washing dishes, inmates who were willing to so work were given three meals a day and 50 cents per week. Plaintiff was willing to so work washing dishes and, while preparing a compound substitute…