Lay v. City of Adrian
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee. (Lane, J.) Case for injuries received by reason of defects in bridge. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, C. J.
The plaintiff brings this suit against the city for personal injuries received while passing over a bridge therein, which it is alleged the city negligently allowed to be out of repair, and in consequence of which he sustained great damage.
The cause was tried before a jury, and the plaintiff recovered $2,.800. The defendant brings error, and assigns 18 errors in the proceedings by which the judgment was obtained.
From the record it appears the bridge upon which the injury was received was a small wooden structure, and at the time the accident occurred the plaintiff was driving over the same…
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