Legal Opinion

Speck v. Township of Bruce

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 5, 1911No. Docket No. 59PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to Chippewa; Steere, J. Case by Alfreitta' Speck against the township of Bruce for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

This is an action on the case brought to recover damages for an injury which the plaintiff sustained on the 11th day of September, 1908. On the day of the accident the plaintiff, with her mother, one sister, and four little children, were riding in a two-seated carriage on the highway in said township, on the section line between sections 35 and 36. The road crosses the Charlotte river by a bridge. They drove onto the bridge from the north across the approach, which was some 15 or 20 feet long from the natural bank to the abutment of the bridge. The evidence varied as to the width of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Malloy v. Township of WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Harris v. Township of ClintonMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Joslyn v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Southwell v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Bills v. Town of KaukaunaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Vinton v. Township of PlainfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1919

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