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Serviss v. Ann Arbor Railroad

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 29, 1912No. Docket No. 5PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to Shiawassee; Miner, J. Case by Warren B. Serviss against the Ann Arbor Railroad Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.

This action is brought by plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained on September 26, 1910, while alighting from defendant’s train at its station in the city of Owosso, Mich.

Plaintiff was superintendent of the Union Telephone Company, and had been in its employ for about nine *565years. In the line of his business, he took passage on a train of defendant at Mt. Pleasant to ride to Owosso, and paid his fare. The train arrived at its station at Owosso at 10:20 in the evening. Plaintiff testified that when alighting from the car to the platform in front of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Memphis &. Charleston R. R. v. WhitfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Bernhardt v. West Penn. R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Crowe v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Scholtz v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
  5. Scholtz v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Brown v. ArnoldMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Eisentrager v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  3. Weisenberg v. Village of BeulahMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Heck v. Northern Pacific Ry. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Holmes v. Gargaro CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1962

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