Baessler v. Foster
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Newaygo; Davis, J., presiding. Case by Anna Baessler against Frank Foster, principal, and Albert Brandt and John H. Canavan, sureties, under the civil-damage act. A judgment for plaintiff is reviewed by defendants on writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
Blair, J,
This is an action to recover damages sustained by plaintiff through the death of her husband, alleged to have been caused, or contributed to, by intoxicating drinks sold to him by defendant Foster. Defendant Foster was the keeper of a saloon in White Cloud, Newaygo county, and the other defendants are his bondsmen. The defendant’s saloon was on the south side of Wilcox avenue. The building was about 18 feet wide. The first room from the street was the cigar room, separated from the barroom by- a partition with two screen doors. The bar was at the east side of the barroom. South of…
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