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BARNETT v. CITY OF DETROIT

Civ. A. 13381.

139 F.Supp. 134 (1956)

Wealthy BARNETT, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DETROIT, a municipal corporation, Department of Street Railways, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

February 28, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelia Groefsema, James A. Markle, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff.

Leo A. Sullivan, Detroit, Mich., Senior Counsel for Dept. of Street Rys., for defendant.

LEDERLE, Chief Judge.

1. This is an action for recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained by Plaintiff while a passenger on Defendant's streetcar. The Plaintiff is a citizen of Canada, and the Defendant is a citizen of Michigan.

2. On February 16, 1953, at about 10:00 a. m., the Plaintiff, her sister and daughter were waiting at a safety zone on Woodward Avenue for a streetcar. The Plaintiff boarded the car, but the car started forward before her...

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