Legal Opinion
Bernard v. Michigan United Traction Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 29, 1915No. Docket No. 32PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Certiorari to Jackson; Parkinson, J. Case by Charles N. Bernard against the Michigan United Traction Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The questions involved in this proceeding are so clearly stated by the circuit judge in his direction to the jury that we quote freely from it as follows:
“The plaintiff in this suit, Mr. Bernard, has brought it claiming he is entitled to recover from the defendant company because of negligence causing personal injuries to him. The defendant has interposed a plea to the jurisdiction of this court. This denial of jurisdiction in this court to entertain this case is based on two claims practically, as I understand it: First, that regardless of anything the plaintiff' did under the facts of this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mackin v. Detroit-Timkin Axle Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1915
3Cited by10 opinions
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