Lepard v. Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ogemaw; Sharpe, J. Case by Hannah Lepard, administratrix of the estate of Richard Lepard, deceased, against the Michigan Central Railroad Company, for the negligent killing of decedent. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
This is an action on the case for negligence brought by the plaintiff as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Richard Lepard, for damages claimed to have been sustained by the estate, and to have accrued against the defendant for causing the death of said Richard Lepard.
*375The declaration contained but one count. After alleging that defendant was a railroad corporation operating a line of railroad in this State, the. appointment of plaintiff as administratrix; that the line of defendant’s railroad crossed a highway at Ogemaw Springs, nearly at right angles, at grade called…
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