Bartle v. Houghton County Street-Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Houghton; Streeter, J. Case by Mary Bartle against the Houghton County Street-Railway Company for personal injuries. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and, a motion for a new trial having been denied, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The jury in the trial court, by their verdict, found that plaintiff was injured while a passenger on defendant’s street car, because said car was negligently started as she was alighting therefrom. After the verdict, defendant moved for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was not supported by the evidence, and was against the clear weight and preponderance of the evidence. The court below denied this motion, and the only questions raised by this appeal relate to the correctness of that decision.
It is conceded that plaintiff, while a passenger on defendant’s street car, was injured in…
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