Legal Opinion
Cryderman v. Soo Line Railroad Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1977No. Docket 28671, 28672PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Facts
M. B. Breighner, J.
Defendants appeal seven lower court judgments based upon jury awards granting plaintiffs aggregate money damages in excess of $1,250,000.
This wrongful death action arises out of a car- train accident at the Fibre Crossing in Chippewa County which claimed the lives of eight persons. The accident occurred at the place where Highway 40 intersects the Soo Line Railroad Company’s railroad track.
The trial court deducted $1000 for funeral expenses from each verdict pursuant to MCLA 500.3107; MSA 24.13107 and thereafter entered individual judgments for the plaintiffs as…
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- Davis v. ThorntonMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
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