Legal Opinion

Heddle v. City Electric Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1897PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to St. Clair; Eldredge, J., presiding. Case by Mary Ann Heddle against the City Electric Railway Company for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.

Plaintiff recovered' a verdict for $800 for injuries received by being thrown from a car of defendant while attempting to alight. The questions of the defendant’s negligence and the plaintiff’s care were properly submitted to the jury, and, while an ingenious argument on the facts is presented by defendant’s counsel,, it is sufficient to say that, while there is no certificate that all the testimony is here, there is sufficient evidence appearing in the record to show that there was a conflict which it was the province of the jury to pass upon, and that such appears to have been the view of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad v. HuntleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Knowles v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Jones v. President of PortlandMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Strudgeon v. Village of Sand BeachMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Lacas v. Detroit City Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. BrownMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
  2. People v. BreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Philip v. HeratyMichigan Supreme Court · 1904

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