Ella v. Boyce
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Adsit, J. Case by James Ella against Jonathan Boyce for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, C. J.
This is an action on the case for personal injury. The case was tried before a jury, who returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,000. No testimony was offered on behalf of the defendant. The defendant’s first contention is that no actionable negligence is alleged in the declaration, and that none was proved upon the trial, and that, therefore, the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. The first count, of the declaration charges substantially that on May 3, 1893 (the date of the injury), defendant was the .owner of the schooner G. J. Boyce, and the plaintiff was an…
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