Legal Opinion

Marsh v. Bristol

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 14, 1887PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error to Ingham. (G-ridley, J.) Case. Defendants Ira C. and Warren L. Bristol bring ■error. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.

Marsh, the plaintiff, sued defendants, Ira O. Bristol and Harmony B. Bristol, his wife, and Warren L. Bristol, their grown-up son, for assault and battery alleged to have been committed September 29, 1884. A criminal proceeding also seems to have been had, with what result does not appear, and is probably of no consequence. The jury rendered a verdict of $4,500 against all the defendants.

The act complained of arose out of difficulties between the plaintiff and Ira O. Bristol, who had rented plaintiff a house in Lansing, acting as agent for the owner, Mrs. Knapp, who was his daughter, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. HarringtonMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Seitz v. MilesMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
  3. Harrington v. ScottMichigan Supreme Court · 1847
  4. Farmer v. HunterMichigan Supreme Court · 1881

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. VanDusen v. LetellierMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Rothenberg v. FollmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. Smith v. Detroit Loan & Building Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Ludwigsen v. LarsenMichigan Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Whitmore Lake Public Schools v. CMC Telecom, Inc. (In Re CMC Telecom, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008

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