Bouwmeester v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids. (Parrish, J.) Case. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The deceased in this case, on the seventh day of December, 1881, was, and for a long time previous thereto had been, in the employ of the defendant at the city of Grand Rapids as foreman in one of the paint-shops, and lived with his family about a mile south of defendant’s shops *558on the line of its railroad. In going to his home, and coming therefrom, he was accustomed to walk upon the railroad track, it being much the shortest distance to travel, and this he did with the knowledge and permission of the defendant.
On the afternoon of the seventh of December, aforesaid, he was returning to his…
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