Plantenga v. Grand Rapids Terminal Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; McDonald, J. Case by Peter Plantenga and another against the Grand Rapids Terminal Railway Company, a corporation, and another, for damages for the construction of a railway upon a public street opposite plaintiff’s premises.. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1DissentKuhn, J.
The defendant Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Company procured by ordinance from the common council of the city of Grand Rapids the right to lay and maintain a railroad track in Bond avenue opposite and in front of the plaintiffs’ premises, with the right and privilege of operating trains on said track between the hours of 11 o’clock p. m. and 5 o’clock a. m.
Subdivision 5, § 6234, 2 Comp. Laws (2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 8243) (section 6587, 3 How. Stat. [2d Ed.]), after providing the manner in which a railroad company shall obtain possession to lay a railroad track in 'a public street,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. v. HeiselMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. v. HeiselMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
- Boyer & Lucas v. St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1903
- Phelps v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Carter v. CarterMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
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