Snowden v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
• Error to Cheboygan; Shepherd, J. Case by Ellen Snowden, as administratrix of the estate of John Snowden, deceased, against the Detroit & Mackinac Railway Company for the unlawful killing of plaintiff’s intestate. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
It was decided in Snowden v. Railway Co., 187 Mich. 140 (153 N. W. 682), by the majority of the court, that the judgment for the plaintiff obtained on the first trial of the case should be reversed and a new trial granted. The opinion written by Mr. Justice Bird for affirmance contains a statement of the facts sufficient for a proper understanding of the issues involved.
The plaintiff declared under the common law on the failure of the defendant to furnish the deceased with a place and machinery reasonably safe in which and with which to work, and also upon the statute for failure to guard…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Minkkinen v. Quincy Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1912
- Snowden v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1915
3Cited by2 opinions
- Tulkku v. MacKworth Rees Division of Avis Industries, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Holtquist v. O'ConnellMichigan Supreme Court · 1917