Freeman v. East Jordan & Southern Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Carlevoix; Mayne, J. Case by Mortem Freeman against the East Jordan & Southern Railroad Company for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
On April 24, 1913, while employed by defendant at its roundhouse at East Jordan, Charlevoix county, plaintiff was injured by the drivewheel of an engine running over the ends of the two middle fingers of his left hand, resulting in the removal of each below the first joint. Defendant had not elected to accept the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act, and this action was brought to recover damages for said personal injury, charged as imputable to defendant’s negligence. Section 1, pt. 1, of that act (No. 10, Pub. Acts 1912, Extra Session [2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 5423]) provides:
“In an…
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