Beunk v. Valley City Desk Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids; Newnham, J. Case by William Beunk, Jr., against tbe Valley City Desk Company, for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
For a statement of this case and the issues involved, see 128 Mich. 562 (87 N. W. 793).
The sole claim of liability is that the boiler exploded from overpressure. This depends solely upon the testimony of one expert witness that, in his opinion, the boiler exploded from that cause. The liability of defendant upon this record must be considered and determined in the presence of the following facts, established by the testimony of the expert witnesses of both sides:
1. Steam boilers may explode, even when all precautions possible have been taken to determine their soundness. One of the expert…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Smoot v. Mobile & Montgomery Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Reiss v. New York Steam Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Woods v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Spencer v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845
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