Michigan Mutual Liability Co. v. Ferguson

Plaintiffs-appellees, Michigan Mutual Liability Company and Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange, sued as subrogees of Leslie F. Catlow and A. & A. Service Company, respectively. In their original action the plaintiffs obtained a judgment against the principal defendant, Ray Ferguson, after proving that his negligence caused extensive damage to their subrogors. The negligent act allegedly occurred when Ferguson at tempted to remove snow from the roof of his business place with a broken shovel, the handle of which had been repaired with aluminum wire. While Ferguson was shoveling, the…