Staal v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to the Superior Court of Grand Rapids. (Parrish, J.) Case. Defendant brings error. One who is about to cross a railroad track must stop and see whether a train is so near as to make the transit dangerous: ■Schaefert v. O. M. da St. P. R. Go. 62 la. 624; Grippan v. JP. x. G. R. Go. 40 N. T. 45; Slcelton v. Railway Company L. R. 2 C. P. 631; Pence v. G. R. I. & P. R. Co. 63 la. 746.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
The action in this case was brought by .the widow and administratrix of Nicholas Staal, deceased, to -recover damages for his death, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant, by one of whose trains he was killed. Many errors were assigned, but upon the argu-ment the grounds for reversal urged by defendant were confined to the rulings upon charges given and refused, and some other matters connected with the submission to the jury. A *241verdict was given for $5000, which would give $1666.66 to ■the widow, and $1111.11 to each of three minor children, who are step-children of…
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