O'Donnell v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of $12,500 rendered on the third trial of this case. At the first trial, the jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff for the sum of $17,500. The judge ordered a new trial and plaintiff was awarded a judgment of $8,500. This judgment was reversed on appeal. See O’Donnell v. Oliver Iron Mining Co., 262 Mich. 470. It is well nigh impossible to encompass within the proper limits of an opinion all the facts and questions at issue in the instant case and set forth in two lengthy volumes of the record. We shall only give a brief résumé of the issues involved and refer…