Legal Opinion

Moss v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1914No. Docket No. 50PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to Bay; Collins, J. Case by Pearl Moss, by next friend, against the Detroit & Mackinac Railway Company for failure to carry plaintiff to destination, etc. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

It is the claim of the plaintiff that on December 28, 1911, her father purchased one one-half fare ticket, and one full fare ticket at the office of the Pere Marquette Railroad in Saginaw, from Saginaw to Linwood. These tickets were to be used by Pearl Moss, who was nine years old, and by William Moss, a brother of Pearl, thirteen years old, who were going to spend Christmas with their grandfather, who lived on a farm about two miles from Linwood. At Bay City the children got a train on the defendant road, and it is claimed that when the conductor took up the tickets he told them he would…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Malkowski v. OlfsMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Ward v. CampauMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Schroeder v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Clement v. Crosby & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Dykstra v. Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1911

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Moss v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Lee Line Steamers v. PageCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916

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