Yost v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Murfin, J. Case by Sarah Yost against the Grand Trunk Railway Company, a foreign corporation, for negligent injuries to her infant son. Plaintiff obtained judgment in justice’s court, and defendant appealed to the circuit court. A judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court is reviewed by plaintiff on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case was commenced in justice’s court. It is stated in the declaration of the plaintiff, in substance, that the plaintiff is the mother of Harry Yost, a minor, who was wrongfully employed by the defendant at a hazardous occupation, against the knowledge and consent of plaintiff; that while in a position of extreme hazard and danger the minor was injured and deprived of his left hand, by reason of which injury the plaintiff lost the services of the said minor permanently. It is further averred that plaintiff became obligated to pay physician’s bills, nurse bills, and medicine bills for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Friend v. BurleighNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
- Wilson v. McMillanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. YoungNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
- Thompson v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska · 1900
- Orgall v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
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