Legal Opinion
Baker v. Slack
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1948No. Docket No. 24, Calendar No. 43,741PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDethmers, J.
Plaintiff filed a declaration claiming judgment against defendant under the provisions of Act No. 38, Pub. Acts 1848 (the so-called “death act”), as amended by Act No. 297, Pub. Acts 1939 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, § 14061 et seq., Stat. Ann. 1946 Cum. Supp. §27.711 et seq.) Defendant filed an answer raising issue as to the amount of damages only, in pursuance of Court Rule No. 23, § 8 (1945), and admitting liability for $190 for funeral and burial expenses, but denying that the decedent endured any pain and suffering or that anyone suffered pecuniary injury as the result of her death.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bricker v. GreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
- In Re Olney's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1944
- Rouse v. Detroit Electric RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Van Brunt v. Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Crook v. EckhardtMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by42 opinions
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