Legal Opinion

Morgan v. Pere Marquette Railroad

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided September 27, 1910No. Docket No. 14PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Saginaw; Gage, J. Case by William J. Morgan against the Pere Marquette Railroad Company for personal injuries. A judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by plaintiff on writ of error.

1Opinion of the CourtBird, C. J.

The plaintiff, William J. Morgan, commenced this suit against the defendant, Pere Marquette Railroad Company, to recover for injuries to his person and property which were incurred while he was driving on Michigan avenue, at a point where it crosses defendant’s main track in the city of Saginaw.

The record discloses that Michigan avenue extends east and west and crosses defendant’s main track at nearly right angles. Four hundred and ninety-three feet north of the place of the accident two spur tracks lead off from the main track, and extend in a southwesterly direction, and cross Michigan…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Guggenheim v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Richmond v. Chicago & West Michigan Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Van Auken v. Chicago & West Michigan Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1893

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Richardson v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Morris v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Dombrenos v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  4. Lanier v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Rouse v. BlairMichigan Supreme Court · 1915

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