Ferguson v. County of Muskegon
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Sullivan, J. Case by Harvey Ferguson, by next friend, against the county of Muskegon for personal injuries. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the declaration, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, C. J.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendant to recover damages for personal injuries received by reason of a defective sidewalk in the township of Ravenna along a certain highway which runs through the unincorporated village of Ravenna; this highway being what is known as a county road. Defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s declaration upon *336the ground that Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, which provides for the county road system, imposed no liability upon defendant. The demurrer was sustained, and final judgment was entered thereon against plaintiff and in favor of defendant. The case is…
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