Richard v. Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake Orion Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Oakland; Smith, J. Case by Elizabeth Richard against the Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake Orion Railway for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake Orion Railway-for personal injuries sustained by her by reason, as she claims, of her being thrown from one of the defendant’s cars because of the negligent starting of the same when she was alighting therefrom at the village of Royal Oak. The annexed plat will aid in understanding the situation.
The Detroit & Pontiac Railway owns and operates an electric railway running from Detroit through Royal Oak and other intermediate places to Pontiac. The Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake Orion Railway, the defendant, owns…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Teipel v. HilsendegenMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
- Marcott v. Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
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