Lanier v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Schoolcraft; Collingwood (Charles B.), J., presiding. Case by John W. Lanier against the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company for personal injuries and damage to plaintiff’s automobile by collision. Judgment for defendant on a directed verdict. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
This is a personal injury ease in which the trial court directed a verdict for defendant on the ground that plaintiff was-guilty of contributory negligence. Whether the trial court was right in disposing of the case on this ground is the sole question presented to us for consideration.
On the morning of October 11, 1917, plaintiff, accompanied by his daughter, left the Hotel Hiawatha, in the city of Manistique, and drove his car south one block and turned west on Deer street.- About 1,500 feet west of the turn he crossed what is known as the transfer track, a track which connects the Soo Line…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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