Legal Opinion
Fox v. Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1904No. Docket No. 56PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Error to Calhoun; Hopkins, J. Case by Arthur E. Eox against the Michigan Central Railroad Company for personal injuries. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, C. J.
The plaintiff, while intoxicated, stepped off the platform of a moving train belonging to defendant. He sued, and recovered a judgment for the injuries he received. The case is brought here by writ of error.
No error is assigned in relation to the admission of testimony or the charge of the court. The only one assigned is:
“The court erred in not sustaining defendant’s motion to take the case from the jury upon the grounds stated in said motion.”
The reasons stated in the motion are:
“ (1) Because the contributory negligence of the plaintiff bars his recovery, because, among other points, as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- East Saginaw City Railway Co. v. BohnMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
- Brennan v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- L. & N. R. R. v. Johnson Admx.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Kingston v. Fort Wayne & Elmwood Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Stuart v. Inhabitants of Machias PortSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1861
3Cited by10 opinions
- Black v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Paris & Great Northern Railroad v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1911
- Cooper v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1975
- Kercher's Administrator v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- Blain v. Chippewa Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
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