Dotton v. Common Council
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Calhoun. (Hooker, J.) Case. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, C. J.
A member of the plaintiff’s family was suddenly taken ill and she ran to call in a neighbor. It was in the evening of the 15th of April, 1880, and about nine o’clock. The night was quite dark, and as she was hastening on her errand she stepped down through a gap in the cross-walk where several planks were missing and was thrown down and injured. She instituted this suit to recover damages.
The cause of action was laid in two counts; but. the fault imputed was to the effect substantially that the walk became broken and disordered and not reasonably safe, and that the defendants had notice…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Prindle v. Town of FletcherSupreme Court of Vermont · 1867
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