Legal Opinion

Irion v. City of Saginaw

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1899PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error to Saginaw; Snow, J. Case by Mary Irion against tbe city of Saginaw for personal injuries. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.

Plaintiff recovered in the court below, and defendant brings error. The cross-walk upon which the plaintiff was injured was one leading from the street curb to the sidewalk, was slanting, and the boards were loose. The stringers were rotten, and the boards lay upon the ground. As she attempted to cross this walk, and when she had put her right foot on one of the planks, it turned under her, tipped up, and she was thrown backward. She admits that when she arrived at this cross-walk if was light enough for her to see it. She also admits that she knew that this cross-walk was broken and in bad…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dundas v. City of LansingMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Harris v. Township of ClintonMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Lowell v. Township of WatertownMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Laughlin v. Street Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1886
  5. Black v. City of ManisteeMichigan Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Texas Midland R.R. Co. v. ByrdTexas Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Vergin v. City of SaginawMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Cloney v. City of KalamazooMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Barnes v. City of West Bay CityMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Vincent v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1920

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