Cook v. Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Hosmer, J. Case by Esther M. Cook, as administratrix of the estate of Frank J. Cook, deceased, against the Michigan Central Railroad Company for the unlawful killing of plaintiff’s intestate. Judgment for defendant on a directed verdict. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
In the early evening of August 11, 1911, William Burnett shot and killed Frank J. Cook and Daniel Vreeland in the Michigan Central freightyards in West Detroit. Burnett was a special officer or night watchman for the Michigan Central, and Cook and Vreeland were employed in a like capacity for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company, whose yards lie immediately north of and parallel with the Michigan Central yards, in the vicinity of Junction, Campbell, and Livernois avenues. Cook and Vreeland had entered the Michigan Central yards at Campbell avenue and were crossing them to reach…
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