Lindley v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Hosmer, J. Case by Hester A. Lindley against the city of Detroit for personal injuries. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.
Plaintiff was injured on a sidewalk June 3d. Notice was served on the common council on June 5th. The claim was referred by the council to its committee on claims, which proceeded to investigate the matter, calling to its assistance Mr. Hally, an attaché of the city counselor’s office. On August 7th the committee took testimony concerning the claim, and there was testimony upon the trial that notice of the claim was on that day served upon Hally. This was contradicted, and raised a question for the jury, if the question was controlling. On August 15th the committee examined the plaintiff, and…
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