Sumner v. Eastern Michigan Edison Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw; Kinne, J. Case by James B. Sumner against the Eastern Michigan Edison Company for injury to plaintiffs team and harness. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendant to recover damages for injuries to his horses and harness caused by their coming in contact with one of defendant’s arc lamps and the electrical connections therewith lying upon the highway along which they were passing. The trial resulted in a verdict for plain-' tiff, upon which a judgment was duly entered. Defendant has removed the case to this court for review upon a writ of error.
The material facts in the case are as follows: Plaintiff was engaged in the milk business at Ann Arbor. At 5:15 in the- morning of December 25th one of his teams, with…
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