Legal Opinion

Bahel v. Manning

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 1897PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Error to Saginaw; Wilber, J. Case by Charles W. Bahel against Peter J. Manning for personal injuries due to the negligent discharge of a firearm. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, C. J.

This is an action on the case for damages for injuries caused by the defendant’s carelessly and negligently discharging a gun, the bullet from which passed through plaintiff’s right thigh and hip, permanently disabling him.

It appears that the defendant, at the time of the accident, was a resident of Saginaw, this State, and had gone to Otsego Lake on a hunting trip. He had formerly lived at that village for some years, and he and the plaintiff were well acquainted. On the evening of November 13, 1894, the plaintiff, learning that the defendant was at the hotel in the village,- called to visit…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morris v. PlattSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1864
  2. Welch v. DurandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
  3. Bullock v. BabcockNew York Supreme Court · 1829
  4. Morgan v. CoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
  5. Judd v. BallardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Felgner v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Anna Pleasant, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jeffrey Pleasant, Deceased v. Michael Zamieski and City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. Rudd v. ByrnesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Anderson v. SettergrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  5. Sterling v. Union Carbide Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1905

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