Butler v. Watson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; McDonald, J. Case by Ethel Butler, an infant, by next friend, against Frank F. Watson and another for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant Watson brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The plaintiff, who was at the time of the injury about one year old, sued defendants as the owners of the building and the lessors of Warren Wainwright, the grandfather of the plaintiff. It is her claim that she was injured by a falling post upon the rear porch of the building which was not properly nailed at the top. The building stands upon the north, side of Lyon street in Grand Rapids. The front of' the building is close to the sidewalk on Lyon street, and runs back, including the rear porches, a distance of 100 feet, with an alley in the rear running east and west. The rear porches run…
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