Baker v. Mohl
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Case by Ida Baker against John Mohl and another for damages under the civil-damage act. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error. Plaintiff in this case brings her action against defendant Mohl, a saloon keeper, and his surety, under the provisions of the so-called civil-damage act (section 5398, 2 Comp. Laws; 2 Comp.
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Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Case by Ida Baker against John Mohl and another for damages under the civil-damage act. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error. Plaintiff in this case brings her action against defendant Mohl, a saloon keeper, and his surety, under the provisions of the so-called civil-damage act (section 5398, 2 Comp. Laws; 2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 7050). The declaration charges the defendant Mohl with having made illegal sales of intoxicating liquors to John W. Baker, the husband of the plaintiff, between May 1, 1910, and December 17, 1914, the date of the filing of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). 1. The first error discussed under this subdivision is the ruling of the trial court under which the mortality tables were admitted in evidence. The claim is made that the mortality tables are admissible only in cases of permanent injury, or where suit is brought by the representatives of a deceased person—citing Mott v. Railway Co., 120 Mich. 127 (79 N. W. 3); Sax v. Railway Co., 125 Mich. 252 (84 N. W. 314, 84 Am. St. Rep. 572); Leach v. Railway, 125 Mich. 373 (84 N. W. 316); and Foster v. Village of Bellaire, 127 Mich. 13 (86 N. W. 383).
It is asserted that the…
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- Sax v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1900
- Mott v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1899
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- Totten v. TottenMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
- Ford v. CheeverMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
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