Sweetland v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error t'o Cass; Coolidge, J. Case by John B. Sweetland, administrator of the estate of Evaline A. Aldrich, deceased, against the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Company, for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, C. J.
We do not think that there was any tan*331gible evidence from which the jury had the right to infer that the deceased endured pain and suffering. The two trains collided with terrific force, and many were instantly killed. The witness Allen testified that he reached the telescoped car within three or four minutes after the collision; that he heard wails and groans within; that the car took fire within a minute or two afterwards; that within 10 or 15 minutes they were driven away by the heat of the flames. Plaintiff was a physician, and brother of the deceased. He testified that both the upper and…
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