Foley v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Cheboygan; Shepherd, J. Case by James Foley against the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company for personal injuries, — prosecuted for the benefit of plaintiff’s attorneys after settlement, to satisfy their lien. Judgment for plaintiffs for less than the amount claimed, upon a verdict directed by the court. Plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The writ of error in this case is prosecuted to review the judgment of the circuit court, entered upon a directed verdict upon the trial of the issue, framed in accordance with the opinion of this court in Grand Rapids, etc., R. Co. v. Cheboygan Circuit Judge, 161 Mich. 181 (126 N. W. 56, 137 Am. St. Rep. 495).
There are two questions requiring consideration, viz.: (1) Did the court err in holding that parol evidence was not admissible to show that the agreements, printed at' pages 183, 184 of 161 Mich. (126 N. W. 57, 137 Am. St. Rep. 495), were in truth and in fact intended to be, and…
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- Kibler v. CaplisMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
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