Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Flint Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1960No. 14098PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The action in the District Court was one for damages for the wrongful death of the decedent occasioned while he was laying pipe or tile in a ditch which caved in and fatally injured him.
The District Judge granted motions of the defendants to dismiss and this appeal was taken to review the order of dismissal.
Decedent was an employee of George A. Odien, Incorporated, which had a contract with the Board of Education for the construction of a storm and sanitary sewer system in the Kearsley Street area of the Flint College and Cultural Development.
It was not disputed that the injuries sustained by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rookledge v. GarwoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
- Daniels v. Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Richards v. Birmingham School DistrictMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Daszkiewicz v. Detroit Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Twork v. Munising Paper Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thompson v. Board of Education of Romeo Community SchoolsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1976
- Fernandez v. Flint Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960