Mercer v. Cincinnati Northern Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Jackson; Smith (Clement), J., presiding. Case by Flora A. Mercer against the Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company for personal injuries. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
December 24, 1902, at Jackson, in this State, plaintiff, accompanied by her ten-year old daughter, took passage on defendant’s train for Alvordton, Ohio. Shortly before that time she had suffered a slight injury to the cords of her left leg, which somewhat impeded her movements. Before boarding the train, plaintiff’s husband stated her condition to the conductor and obtained his promise to assist her in alighting at Alvordton. Plaintiff herself, subsequently, upon surrendering her ticket, told the conductor that she would need assistance in alighting, “ and asked him if he would please assist…
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