Collins v. Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Arenac; Sharpe, J. Case by Irvin Q. Collins, an infant, by his next friend, against the Michigan Central Railroad Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This is a suit to recover damages for a personal injury sustained by the plaintiff while working as a lineman in Michigan City, Ind. The accident occurred June 3, 1914. Suit was brought under the Federal employers’ liability act of 1908. The result was a verdict of $6,000 in favor of the plaintiff. A motion was made for a new trial, in denying which the circuit judge filed an elaborate statement of his reasons for doing so. The case is brought here by writ of error.
There are 37 assignments of error which are grouped and discussed by counsel as follows:(1) Is this case properly maintainable…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. EarnestSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Johnson v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
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