Garrity v. Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Lillibridge, J. Case by John Garrity, administrator of the estate of Hugh Garrity, deceased, against the Detroit Citizens’ Street Railway Company, for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate was killed, while driving to a fire upon a truck of the Detroit fire department, in a collision with a street car at a crossing of streets. The circuit judge directed a verdict for the defendant, upon the ground of contributory negligence, it appearing that deceased, while driving three horses before a truck 69 feet long, came to the point where Montcalm street (upon which he was driving) intersected Woodward avenue, without having his horses under control, so that he could stop them in time to prevent a collision with an electric street car, should one be so near as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fritz v. Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
- McGee v. Consolidated Street Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Walker v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
- People v. LittleMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
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- Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co. v. HensleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1917
- Chauvin v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
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