Shaw v. Township of Saline
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw; ICinne, J. Case by Clifford R. Shaw against the township of Saline for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiff to recover damages arising from an injury received on the 24th of January, 1895, within the limits of the defendant township, the place at which the injury occurred being the immediate approach to the bridge over the Saline river. This bridge is within the corporate limits of the village of Saline. The bridge consists of a substantial iron structure, placed on stone abutments, 11 feet above the surface of the water. Erom the south end of the bridge proper, there is an embankment that extends south about 100 feet. At the south abutment of the bridge, the…
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