Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Detroit Vitrified Brick Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1911No. Docket No. 25PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error to Shiawassee; Miner, J. Case by William Lewis against the Detroit Vitrified Brick Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff; defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Ostrander, O. J.

No testimony was introduced on the part of defendant. It is certified that the record contains the substance of all the testimony given upon the trial. In neither brief is there a statement of what the testimony for the plaintiff tends to prove. From such statements as the briefs contain, and from the record, we learn that the testimony for the plaintiff tends to prove that a part of the business of defendant is the mining of shale, or clay. The property in which the deposit of shale is found was formerly operated as a coal mine. The deposit of shale is upon a lower level than…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beesley v. F. W. Wheeler & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Petaja v. Aurora Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
  3. People v. KnopfMichigan Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Tuttle v. Embury-Martin Lumber Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. BlountCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
  3. Odle v. Charcoal Iron Co. of AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Conrad v. Cummer-Diggins Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Hartwig v. KellMichigan Supreme Court · 1917

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