Legal Opinion
Falls v. Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1915No. Docket No. 31PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Ottawa; Cross, J. Bill by Samuel Falls against the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway Company for an injunction and other relief. From a decree for defendant, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, C. J.
The learned circuit judge who heard this case filed the following findings:
“The bill of complaint in this cause was filed by the complainant against the defendant to secure an injunction to restrain the deféndant from constructing its tracks in the streets in front of or across the property of the complainant.
“The proofs show that the complainant is the owner of lot 3, block 10, of Bryant’s addition to the village of Spring Lake, Ottawa county, upon which lot is situated the dwelling house of the complainant. The defendant company operates an electric street railway along the street in front…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Detroit City Railway v. MillsMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- People ex rel. Kunze v. Fort Wayne & Elmwood Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Miller v. Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- Mannel v. Detroit, Mt. Clemens & Marine City RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Van Baalen v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1921