Willett v. King
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Montcalm; Davis, J. Case by Richard Willett against Paul King and another, receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company, for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, C. J.
Plaintiff, 48 years old, a small farmer, owning 20 acres of land and working that and another 20 acres, on Saturday, March 15, 1913, drove his team of horses to Stanton, Montcalm county, put them in a barn, and by way of the Pere Marquette railroad journeyed to Lowell, in Kent county, arriving there at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. His principal purpose in making the journey seems to have been to get drunk and to purchase liquor to take home with him, liquor not being procurable by purchase in Montcalm county. He became intoxicated, and, with a package containing a gallon of whisky, he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Black v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Great Western Railway Co. v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
- Hamilton v. Pittsburg & Lake Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Wyman v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Gaukler v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1902
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- Veenstra v. United Railways & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1925