Blair v. Seitner Dry Goods Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay; Collins, J. Case by Edmund Blair against the Seitner Dry Goods Company for personal injuries sustained by his wife. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error. It is the claim of plaintiff that because of the negligence of defendant his wife sustained personal injuries. He sued to recover damages for his resulting injury.
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Error to Bay; Collins, J. Case by Edmund Blair against the Seitner Dry Goods Company for personal injuries sustained by his wife. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error. It is the claim of plaintiff that because of the negligence of defendant his wife sustained personal injuries. He sued to recover damages for his resulting injury. In his declaration he describes her injuries as— “Injuries to her back, spine, digestive organs, intestines, kidneys, and bladder and to her uterus and its organs, resulting in appendicitis and a displacement of such uterus and its said organs, all…
1Opinion of the CourtOsteandee, J.
(after stating the facts). In the brief for appellant argument is addressed to the alleged positive character of the evidence establishing the negligence of plaintiff’s wife, the uncertainty of the evidence to establish the injuries claimed to have been received by her, the rulings of the court and the charge upon the subject of plaintiff’s loss of consortium, the alleged excessive recovery, and the verdict of the jury which is, it is claimed, opposed to the weight of evidence. These are the subjects of principal discussion and will be considered.
1. It is not clear whether plaintiff’s wife…
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