Norris v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Des Voignes, J., presiding. Case by Myrtle Ida Norris against the Detroit United Railway for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
The plaintiff, an unmarried woman about 24 years of age, brought the action to recover damages resulting from her falling into an excavation made by the defendant in the course of the construction of its tracks on Grandy avenue north from Gratiot avenue in the city of Detroit. On a former trial the plaintiff obtained a verdict, and the judgment entered thereupon was reversed and a new trial granted because of the errors in the admission of testimony. This decision is reported in 185 Mich. 264 (151 N. W. 747). On the new trial a judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,055 was obtained, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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