Legal Opinion

Hatter v. Dodge Bros.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1918No. Docket No. 54PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Error to Wayne; Webster, J. Case by Harvey Hatter against Dodge Brothers for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant on a directed verdict. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.

On the afternoon of August 30, 1916, plaintiff sustained serious personal injuries in a collision at the intersection of Beaubien street and Med-bury avenue, in the city of Detroit, between a motorcycle he was riding and an automobile claimed to have been owned by defendant, and this action was brought to recover damages therefor. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor, holding that plaintiff had failed to make out a prima facie case against defendant.

Beaubien street runs nurfcb. .and south with a single street…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stapleton v. Independent Brewing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Burns v. Michigan Paint Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1908

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Moore v. PalmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Myers v. ShipleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
  3. Mason v. Automobile Finance Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  4. Monaghan v. PavsnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Pratt v. Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1923

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