Legal Opinion
Laughlin v. Michigan Motor Freight Lines
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 2, 1936No. Docket No. 27, Calendar No. 38,789PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBushnell, J.
Edward A. Franklin and Vincent Sarah are joint owners of a Chevrolet tractor truck and semitrailer, which they were operating under written contract with defendant Michigan Motor Freight Lines hauling freight between Detroit, Michigan, and Akron, Ohio. Plaintiff, Hannah J. Laughlin, George W. Laughlin, her husband, and their daughter Hannah, a trained nurse, all of Homestead, Pennsylvania, were returning to their home from a visit with friends in Highland Park, Michigan, when Mr. Laughlin’s car either struck or was struck by the trailer of Franklin and Sarah. The accident occurred about 10:30…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Zoltowski v. Ternes Coal & Lumber Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Slayton v. BoeschMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
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