Legal Opinion

Yarabek v. Brown

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 14, 1959No. Docket 44, Calendar 47,768PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*123Black, J.

(after statmg the facts). The principal •question brought here is whether the trial judge should have eliminated the issue of contributory negligence from jury consideration. Having compared —at request of all counsel — Jones v. Daniels, 328 Mich 402 and its predecessor cases with Tracy v. Rublein, 342 Mich 623; and Sherman v. Korff, 353 Mich 387, we conclude that such should have been done and that the judgment of the trial court must on that account be reversed.

The distinction, made in June v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 232 Mich 449 (citing in support Bradley v. Interurban R. Co.,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mitcham v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Sherman v. KorffMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Darr v. BuckleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Bradley v. Interurban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  5. June v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Emery v. Northern Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  2. Cogo v. MooreMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Spencer v. City of MidlandMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Leman v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Baldwin v. FarkasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970

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