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Lake v. TOWNSHIP of Springville

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 1915No. Docket No. 65PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to Wexford; Lamb, J. Case by George A. Lake against the township of Springville for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant on a directed verdict. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.

Plaintiff brought this action in the circuit court of Wexford county to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by falling from a wagon in which he was riding along a highway in defendant township. From a judgment upon directed verdict for defendant, he brings the case here for review upon a writ of error; the material assignment being that the trial court erred in ruling, as a matter of law, that the accident resulted, in whole or in part, from his negligence, or, more specifically, from negligence of the driver of the conveyance in which he was riding, and which is legally imputable…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Colborne v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Mullen v. City of OwossoMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Ruffin v. ParisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  4. Goeltz v. Town of AshlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Burr v. Town of PlymouthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Holsaple v. Menominee Sup'ts of PoorMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Rogers v. WeberMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Rehm v. Interstate Motor Freight SystemCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
  4. Lachow v. KimmichMichigan Supreme Court · 1933

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