Legal Opinion

Selleck v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error to Branch. (Pealer, J.) Case. Defendant brings error. As to proximate cause in cases of negligent injury, see M. do St. P. Py. v. Kellogg 94 IT. S. 475 ; Lewis v. F. dé P. M. Py. 54 Mich. 55; Pittsburg dee. Py. Go. v. Stacey 47 Am. Rep. 385; Fowler v. G. do N. W. Py. 17 Am. & Eng. Ry. Cas. 537; L. do Ff. P. P. Go. v. Guthrie 11 id. 478 ; Jackson v. Nash. Ghat, do St. L. Py. 13 Lea 491; Tisdale v. Norton 8 Met. 388; Henry v. St. L. K. C. do N. Py. 76 Mo. 288: 43 Am.

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Error to Branch. (Pealer, J.) Case. Defendant brings error. As to proximate cause in cases of negligent injury, see M. do St. P. Py. v. Kellogg 94 IT. S. 475 ; Lewis v. F. dé P. M. Py. 54 Mich. 55; Pittsburg dee. Py. Go. v. Stacey 47 Am. Rep. 385; Fowler v. G. do N. W. Py. 17 Am. & Eng. Ry. Cas. 537; L. do Ff. P. P. Go. v. Guthrie 11 id. 478 ; Jackson v. Nash. Ghat, do St. L. Py. 13 Lea 491; Tisdale v. Norton 8 Met. 388; Henry v. St. L. K. C. do N. Py. 76 Mo. 288: 43 Am. Rep. 762.

1Opinion of the CourtCooley, C. J.

The declaration in this case contains but a single count. It alleges that on September 11, 1883, the plaintiff was

“ engaged in the carrying of passengers from a hotel, in the village of Quincy, located on the south side of the defendant’s track, by way of a certain public highway therein, called. Main Street, across the railroad track, where it crosses Main street, to the defendant’s railroad depot, located on the north side of said track; and thereupon ” on said day “ the plaintiff attempted to convey two passengers from the hotel aforesaid to the said depot with a wagon drawn by two horses…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lewis v. Flint & Pere Marquette Ry Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Todd v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Stoll v. LaubengayerMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Parmenter v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  4. Selleck v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Smith v. Township of SherwoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1886

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