Geer v. Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Berrien; Coolidge, J. Debt by Florence Geer against the Michigan Central Railroad Company for failure to transport, under 2 Comp. Laws, § 6235. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is a companion case to that of Van Camp v. Railroad Co., 137 Mich. 467. The statement of facts in that case, so far as it relates to the case made by the plaintiff, will answer for a statement here. On the trial of the present case, however, the defendant introduced the testimony of its division superintendent and of its agent at Ypsilanti, his assistant, tending to show that the published time-card, which was intended to take effect on the 14th of J une, and which showed a train from Kalamazoo to South Haven at 4:45 was canceled by telegram from the division superintendent to the agent…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Beauchamp v. I. & G. N. R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1882
- Denver, South Park & Pacific R. R. v. PickardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1884
- Van Camp v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1904