Porth v. Cadillac Motor Car Co.

This case is before us for a second time. See Porth v. Cadillac Motor Car Co., 198 Mich. 501. The facts, which are not in legal effect materially different upon this record than upon the former one, are fully stated in the former opinion and need not be here repeated. It should be stated, however,’ preliminary to a consideration of the questions raised, that the accident occurred on September 18,1911, prior to the enactment of the workmen’s compensation act (2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 5423 et seq.), and that the common-law defenses are available to the defendant. Upon the second trial plaintiff had…