Bradley v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Canfield, J. • Case by George J. Bradley against the Grand Trunk Railway Company for-personal injuries. From a judgment for defendant upon verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Plaintiff sues to recover for damages sustained by reason of an injury incurred when about to board a train of cars on defendant’s track at a station called “Smith’s Creek,” on the evening of October 1.8, 1890. The sole negligence imputed to the defendant was a failure to properly light its station platform.
It appears by the testimony that the platform was 123-feet wide, and its extreme length 189 feet, extending from the baggage room, on one end, to the watercloset, on the other. The elevation above the track was 9 inches. The platform was lighted with a lamp, with a wick 1-3 or 2 inches…
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