Legal Opinion
Ebel v. Saginaw County Board of Road Commissioners
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1972No. 16 October Term 1971 Docket No. 52,715PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, J.
This case involves the duty of a railroad to provide adequate warnings at crossings of public highways and railroad tracks.
As stated by the Court of Appeals,* the facts are:
“About 1:30 a.m. on August 18,1963, plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile driven by his wife. He was injured when that automobile collided with a center-of-the-road pedestal which supported a railroad crossing flasher signal placed and maintained by the defendant railroads pursuant to an order of Michigan Public Utilities Commission dated April 11, 1928.
*602“Plaintiff commenced this action to recover for his injuries on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Emery v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1964
- Baldinger v. Ann Arbor RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
- Rodgers v. BlandonMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
- Connell v. McNettMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Ebel v. Saginaw County Board of Road CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
3Cited by18 opinions
- Rosario v. City of LansingMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Ypsilanti Charter Township v. KircherMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
- Durbin v. K-K-M Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Stremler v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Eyde Bros. Development Co. v. Roscommon County Board of Road CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
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