Nicholson v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Case by Ada Nicholson, administratrix of the estate of Alfred Cope, deceased, against the city of Detroit, for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate. From a judgment for defendant on demurrer to the declaration,' plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.
The plaintiff is administratrix of one Alfred Cope, and commenced this action by declaration, under the statute, to recover, for the benefit of Cope’s widow and children, for the negligent causing of his death. The declaration is in two counts, the first of which alleges, in substance, that the city was possessed, in 1894, of a lot containing 40 acres of land, upon which was an old building that had been used by the defendant as a hospital for contagious diseases, particularly smallpox. In November, 1894, the defendant began the erection of a new building designed for a similar use, and…
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