Kutramo v. Michigan Bonding & Surety Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
' Error to Houghton; O’Brien (Patrick H.), J. Case by Hilda Kutramo against the Michigan Bonding & Surety Company, surety, and Elias Haanpaa, principal, under the civil-damage act. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
On the evening of July 6, 1917, William Kutramo, a miner of Finnish nationality living near Red Jacket, Michigan, went into a Finnish bathhouse to take a bath and while there fell from one of the benches, or shelves, used in the steam room at such places and fractured his skull, from which accident he died some hours later.
Defendant Elias Haanpaa was at that time and had been for some years running a saloon in the village of Red Jacket largely patronized by Finns. Plaintiff Hilda Kutramo, widow of deceased, brought this action against Haanpaa and his bondsman charging that on various…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boydan v. HaberstumpfMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Thomas v. DansbyMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Larzelere v. KirchgessnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Johnson v. SchultzMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Rauhala v. MakiMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
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