Legal Opinion

Williams v. City of West Bay City

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1899PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error to Bay; Maxwell, J. Case by Susan Williams against the city of West Bay City for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

The plaintiff recovered judgment against defendant for injuries received by her upon a defective sidewalk. Defendant has appealed to this court, assigning a good many errors. All of them have been consid*396ered, but we do not deem it necessary to discuss them all.

It is claimed that the declaration is insufficient. Defendant demurred to the declaration, and, when the demurrer was overruled, did not rest upon the demurrer, but pleaded the general issue, and tried the case upon the merits. We think the declaration was sufficient, after the plea of the general issue, and a trial upon the merits is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. HareMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
  2. McDuff v. Detroit Evening Journal Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Wheeler v. WallaceMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Cronkhite v. DickersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
  5. Snyder v. City of AlbionMichigan Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Bouma v. DuboisMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  2. In Re Parkside Housing ProjectMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Malaga v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1932
  4. Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Co. v. McAllisterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
  5. In re Stockdale's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1909

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