Legal Opinion

Stahl v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1898PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error to Monroe; Kinne, J. Case by Frank Stabl against the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.

Plaintiff recovered a verdict in an action for damages sustained in a collision. The collision *274occurred at the crossing of the defendant’s road at Third street, in the city of Monroe. Plaintiff was engaged in hauling gravel; had drawn one load, and unloaded it, and was going back after another. He had a team that weighed about 2,700 pounds, and a new, heavy wagon. The train with which the collision occurred was a passenger train, and was substantially on time. The plaintiff testified that, when he looked at his watch, he thought the train must have gone west. Hubble street is one block from…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Railroad Company v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. H. & T. C. R'y Co. v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Haas v. Grand Rapids & Indiana RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
  4. State ex rel. Harvey v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hickey C. Missouri Pacific Railroad Corp. in NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  2. Keel, Adm'r. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
  3. Cavanaugh v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Silcock v. Rio Grande Western Railway Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Backer v. Chicago & North Western Ry. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1942

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