Ward v. Campau
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Cooper, J., presiding. Case by Herbert E. Ward, administrator of the estate of Eber Ward, deceased, against Daniel J. Campau for personal injuries to plaintiff’s intestate. A judgment for plaintiff is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
On February 8, 1908, plaintiff’s decedent was injured in the hallway of the Campau building, owned by defendant, when he was about to take passage upon the elevator. He testified that he was 84 years old, and that as he was entering, and before he was entirely in the car, having one foot and his cane, upon which he was leaning, on the floor of the car, the elevator conductor started the car, while he (the elevator conductor) was facing plaintiff’s decedent, thus throwing him backwards upon the stone floor of the entry way. Plaintiff’s decedent died upon April 28, 1908. The declaration alleges…
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