Dummer v. United States Gypsum Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Wolcott, J. Trespass quare clausum fregit by William F. Dummer against the United States Gypsum Company and the Pere Marquette Railroad Company. There was judgment for plaintiff against defendant United States Gypsum Company, and it brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case was tried before a jury. At the conclusion of the testimony offered by the plaintiff, the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the railroad company, but submitted the case against the other defendant. A verdict for $12,000 was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The case is brought here by writ of error. The issues involved and the claims of the respective parties were so admirably stated by the late Judge Wolcott in his charge to the jury, that we cannot do better than quote therefrom:
“Gentlemen of the jury: This is an action brought by William F. Dummer, as plaintiff,…
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