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BARNETT v. CITY OF DETROIT

No. 12904.

245 F.2d 445 (1957)

Wealthy BARNETT, Appellant, v. CITY OF DETROIT, a municipal corporation, DEPARTMENT OF STREET RAILWAYS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

June 13, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelia Groefsema, Detroit, Mich., for appellant.

Leo A. Sullivan, Detroit, Mich., James S. Shields, Detroit, Mich., of counsel, for appellee.

Before MARTIN, McALLISTER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant sued for personal injuries sustained when a Detroit street car, which she had boarded, started suddenly, with a jerk, and caused her to be thrown to the floor of the car, as she was standing by the motorman waiting to give him her fare. The district court directed a verdict of no cause of action, upon the authority, and decisions of the Supreme Court of Michigan, holding that in such cases the mere sudden...

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