Legal Opinion

Moss v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided September 28, 1915No. Docket No. 155PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to Bay; Connine, J., presiding. Case by William Moss, an infant, by next friend, against the Detroit & Mackinac Railway Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtPerson, J.

Plaintiff, who was a little more than 13 years old, with his sister Pearl, who was still younger, went from their home in' Saginaw to pass Christmas with their grandfather, near the village of Linwood. This was on the 23d day of .Decembér, 1911. From Saginaw to Bay City their route was by way of the Pere Marquette Railroad, and from Bay City over the defendant’s road. The children were traveling alone, and when the conductor on defendant’s road took up their tickets, after leaving Bay City, he promised, as they claim, that he would notify them on reaching Linwood, and tell them when to get…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Allison v. ChandlerMichigan Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Light v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Moss v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Whitney v. KaliskeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  2. McDuffee v. ColwellMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Lee Line Steamers v. PageCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916

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