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Osborne v. City of Detroit

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan

Decided October 25, 1886PublishedCited by 8 opinions

On Motion of Defendant for a New Trial.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

The plaintiff in this case obtained a verdict of $10,000 for personal injuries received by her in falling upon a defective sidewalk upon the north side of Church street in this city, between Michigan and Trumbull avenues. Defendant now moves for a new trial upon the following grounds:

1. The admission of the testimony of Bateson in regard to the accident to himself and wife, and the precautions they took afterwards. Bateson testified, in substance, to the defective condition of the walk at that place, and that about two months before the accident he and his wife met with a slight accident…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Hayes v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Ring v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  5. Looney v. McLeanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. Armour & Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1906
  2. Stephens v. ElliottMontana Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Murphy v. Southern Pacific Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1909
  4. City of Roswell v. DavenportNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915

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