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Cross v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1888PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Error to "Washtenaw. (Joslin, J.) Case. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.

The plaintiff sues for injuries received by a fall into a hole upon the station grounds of the defendant at Pittsford, Michigan.

On the second day of October, 1885, the plaintiff, a passen*364ger on defendant’s train, reached Pittsford in the night. It was dark and rainy. He lived at Chelsea. Went to Pitts-ford that day, and took passage on defendant’s road to Hills-dale. When he returned to Pittsford there were no lights about the grounds outside of the depot. A Mrs. Cole was with him. They left the depot to go to her residence. To reach the main street of the village, they had to travel east…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gaynor v. Old Colony & Newport Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  2. Hulbert v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  3. Cartwright v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Tobin v. Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1871
  5. Delaney v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Barringer v. ArnoldMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. FoxNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Hayden v. . New York Railways Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
  4. Retan v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Skottowe v. Oregon Short Line, Ry. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1892

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