Legal Opinion

Shippy v. Village of Au Sable

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 21, 1887PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Iosco. (Tuttle, J.) Case. Defendant brings error. The facts are ■stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Campbell, O. J.

Plaintiff, who, at the time she received the injury sued for, was a child of not far from three years old, brought her action against defendant, alleging corporate neglect in maintaining a part of a cross-walk, about seven feet long, at a distance of several inches higher than the remainder of the cross-walk, so that plaintiff unavoidably fell from the part so elevated, and suffered serious injury.

*495The defense rested largely on the claim that there was no •corporate liability for having the walk in the way in which it was actually placed. There were also some questions of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harris v. Township of ClintonMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  2. City of Detroit v. BeckmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Davis v. Mayor of JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Williams v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
  5. O'Neil v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Shippy v. Village of Au SableMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Healy v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
  3. Quest v. Town of UptonWyoming Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Ward v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Hollan v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921

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