Legal Opinion
Lane v. Au Sable Electric Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1914No. Docket No. 84PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Error to Muskegon; Sullivan, J. Case by William Lane against the Au Sable Electric Company for an unlawful eviction. Judgment for plaintiff on a directed verdict for less than the damages claimed, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This suit is brought by William Lane to recover damages which he alleges he sustained by reason of an unlawful eviction of himself and family from ■certain premises located in the city of Muskegon Heights, owned by defendant.
The plaintiff was chief operator of the substation ■of the defendant at Muskegon Heights, when a strike ■came on. His testimony as to the occurrences which .gave rise to this litigation is, in substance, as follows:
“I lived there and operated the station, used the house as a dwelling house. The time of this strike was the 27th day of May, 7 o’clock in the evening. I don’t…
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