Long v. Township of Weare
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Oceana; Sullivan, J. Case by Eli Long against the township of Weare for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtFellows, J.
The defendant township in the summer of 1914 commenced the building of a State reward road on one of its highways running east and west. Before the work on the road was commenced there were three tracks, the one in the center having a clay top, the one on each side being sandy. The grading commenced the last of July for a road 15 feet wide, a dirt shoulder being constructed on each side of the graded portion of the center road from 1% to 2% feet high. Plaintiff and his grandson had traversed the road for several consecutive days prior to the accident. On August 3d they were returning from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Harris v. Township of ClintonMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Langworthy v. Township of GreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Fuller v. Mayor of JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Branch v. KlattMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
- McGrail v. City of KalamazooMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Schreiner v. American Casualty Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1965
- Pierce v. SandenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Quigley v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1926
- Klein v. WagenheimMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966