Bedell v. Berkey
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids. (Burlingame, J.) Negligence case. Defendant brings error. The facts, and points of counsel passed upon by the Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
On March 21, 1887, at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, plaintiff fell down an elevator shaft from the ground floor to the bottom, in a building partly occupied by defendant for making wooden tripods. The declaration relies as grounds for the charge of negligence on the alleged failure to have the elevator shaft guarded in any way, and the darkness of the room upon which it opened. Plaintiff was averred to have been unacquainted with the premises, and to have been there for the lawful purpose of transacting business, at defendant’s request, and to have been exercising due care.
The defendant’s…
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