City of Detroit v. Laughna
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne Circuit. '' cited: Fisher v. Boston, 10 Mass., 57; Hafford v. New Bedford, 16 Gray, 297; Jewett v. New Haven, 38 Conn., 368; Walcott v. Inhab. of Swampscott, 1 Allen, 101; Buttrick v. Lowell, 1 Allen, 172; Small v. Danville, 51 Me., 359; Wharton on Negligence, § 191; Shearman & Redfield, on Negligence, 163-6. cited: Johnson v. Municipality, 5 La.
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Error to Wayne Circuit. '' cited: Fisher v. Boston, 10 Mass., 57; Hafford v. New Bedford, 16 Gray, 297; Jewett v. New Haven, 38 Conn., 368; Walcott v. Inhab. of Swampscott, 1 Allen, 101; Buttrick v. Lowell, 1 Allen, 172; Small v. Danville, 51 Me., 359; Wharton on Negligence, § 191; Shearman & Redfield, on Negligence, 163-6. cited: Johnson v. Municipality, 5 La. An., 100; Highway Comrs. v. Martin, 4 Mich., 557; Detroit v. Corey, 9 Mich., 165; Bailey v. Mayor of N. Y., 3 Hill, 531; Detroit v. Blackeby, 21 Mich., 84; Barton v. Syracuse, 36 N. Y., 54; West v. Brockport, 16 N. Y., 161; Henley v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell, J:
Langlma recovered a judgment against the city of Detioit for personal injuries which resulted from his being compelled by the officers of the House of Correction to take a cold bath under improper conditions and subsequent improper exposure in a cold cell. It is to be presumed that his treatment was such as to deserve condemnation, inasmuch as he was awarded substantial damages. The case is brought into this court to determine whether the city is responsible for the misconduct of the prison officers.
We have not been able to discover any principle on which that liability can be…
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