Lubbers v. Township of Manlius
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ottawa; Padgham, J. Case by John Lubbers against the township af Manlius for injuries to property resulting from defective construction of a highway. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
A highway running north and south in the township of Manlius was for some distance built along or upon the side of a hill, and in a curve of the highway, from the east to the west, the road was cut into the hill, the inside, or hillside, of the road being from 13-|-to 18 inches higher than the outside or declivity side. The road was steep, the land embraced in the public right of passage two rods wide and the roadbed in places, or in one place, and that the place of the accident, was but 16 feet in width. A son of plaintiff on January 11, 1911, traveled this highway with two horses and a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McTiver v. Township of GrantMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
- Stanton v. Township of WebsterMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
- Warn v. City of FlintMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
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