Schroeder v. Michigan Car Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to the Superior Court of Detroit. (Chipman, J.) Case. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCooley, C. J.
The plaintiff sues to recover damages for an accidental injury to one of his hands while in the service "of defendant operating a planing machine. The injury was caused by the sleeve of his overshirt being caught in the cogs pertaining to the feed-rollers of the machine as he was reaching over the cogs to loosen a screw, thereby to increase the space for the passage of the board which was to be planed. The complaint made of the defendant is that it permitted the cap or shield covering the cog-wheels to be left off, thereby exposing persons to the risks of such accidents as occurred in this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sullivan v. India Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Lewis v. Flint & Pere Marquette Ry Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Michigan Central R. R. Co. v. SmithsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Richards v. RoughMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- McGinnis v. Canada Southern Bridge Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1882
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Southern Pacific Co. v. SeleySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Swick v. Ætna Portland Cement Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1907
- Fritz v. Salt Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric Light Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1899
- People v. ThompsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Forquer v. Slater Brick Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1908
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.