Griggs v. Saginaw & Flint Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Genesee; Wisner, J. Case by George R. Griggs against the Saginaw & Flint Railway Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff for an insufficient amount, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment against defendant of $50 in the circuit court of Genesee county for personal injuries inflicted upon him by one of its cars at an interurban station in the city of Flint. He has removed the cause to this court by writ of error, claiming that the verdict as to damages was contrary to the weight of evidence and the award clearly inadequate, attributable largely to errors committed by the court in rulings during the progress of the trial and the charge to the jury.
The accident upon which this action is based occurred on June 5, 1912, at the Detroit…
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