Adams v. Iron Cliffs Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Marquette. (Grant, J.) Case. Plaintiffs bring error. The facts are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
This action is brought for the death of James A. Root, on March 8, 1886, by the álleged *273negligence of defendant. The court directed a verdict for the defendant upon several grounds:
1. The declaration alleged that the accident occurred on a public highway, and that the deceased was therefore entitled to all- the rights and privileges of a traveler on a public highway. The court found that there was no testimony tending to show that the road in question was a public highway of sufficient force to be submitted to the jury, and held that this was the private road of the defendant, and that the…
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