Legal Opinion
Morse v. Port Huron & Detroit Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1930No. Docket No. 35, Calendar No. 34,956PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRead, J.
On Saturday evening, February 2,1929, Frank Morse was struck by an automobile as he was crossing Pine street on Military avenue in Port Huron, and died from his injuries. Award of compensation to his widow and children is reviewed on the contention that there was no competent evidence that the accident arose in the course and out of his employment.
Defendant operates a terminal railroad in Port Huron. Morse had been its station agent for four years. The general offices of the company were in the second story of the station, which was over two miles from the business center of the city and ten…
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