Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Haley

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 13, 1959No. Docket 41, Calendar 47,802PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

The validity of a California judgment, rendered against a resident of Michigan, is before us.

Defendant Catherine Haley is, in the words of the pretrial statement, in the “automobile driveaway business with office in Detroit.” She arranges the delivery of cars from Detroit to distant points. Her legal status with respect to the owner of the car and driver thereof is controverted. One of the cars being delivered under this arrangement, whatever it may •be, was involved in an accident in the city of Oakland, California, causing plaintiff to suffer personal injuries.

Plaintiff filed suit in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. American Surety Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Harkness v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1879

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Van Pembrook v. Zero Manufacturing Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. McDonald v. McDonaldMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Vanderbush Sheet Metal Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1981
  4. People Ex Rel. Director of Conservation v. BabcockMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Beck v. WestphalMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984

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