Legal Opinion

Canfield v. City of Jackson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1897PublishedCited by 66 opinions

Error to Jackson; Peck, J. Case by Helen F. Canfield against the city of Jackson for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

The, plaintiff recovered a judgment for injuries received because of a fall upon a defective sidewalk. The defendant appeals, and assigns as error the admission of testimony bearing upon the question of the extent of the injuries received by the plaintiff. It was alleged in the declaration that the plaintiff “ stepped into one of said holes, and was thereby thrown and fell to and upon the said sidewalk and the ground there, and thereby the spine of said plaintiff was severely and permanently injured, and she was otherwise severely hurt, bruised, and wounded, and she became and was sick, sore,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gray v. BartonMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Will v. Village of MendonMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Springer v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Lay v. City of AdrianMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Moore v. City of KalamazooMichigan Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by66 opinions

  1. People of Michigan v. Kendrick ScottMichigan Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Vickers v. Philip Carey Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  3. Lisee v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. PizzinoMichigan Supreme Court · 1945
  5. People v. GrissomMichigan Supreme Court · 2012

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