Legal Opinion

Bloch v. Detroit United Railway

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 20, 1920No. Docket No. 35PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to Wayne; Mandell (Henry A.), J. Case by Stanley Bloch, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Kaspar Dziwak, deceased, against the Detroit United Railway for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiff’s decedent. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.

Kaspar Dziwak, the deceased, formerly lived on Holbrook avenue in the city of Detroit. In January, 1918, he moved to Belmont avenue. He had left some coal at his former home and on the evening of January 31, 1918, he was removing some of this coal to his Belmont avenue home, using a two-wheel push cart therefor. Much snow had fallen during the month of January, nine inches being on the ground on the 31st, as shown by the records of the weather bureau. The defendant operated a double line of track on Joseph Campau avenue, and by the use of snow plows and scrapers had swept much of the snow off…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ablard v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Lyons v. Bay Cities Consolidated Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Redson v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Frost v. Milwaukee & Northern RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Griewski v. Ironwood & Bessemer Railway & Light Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  2. Jacob Marion v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2024
  3. Jacob Marion v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2024

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