Brien v. Detroit United Ry.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
At Law. Action by Harriett C. Brien, executrix of the estate of James Brien, against the Detroit United Railway. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant moved for new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, District Judge.
This is an action of trespass on the case, brought by the plaintiff, a resident of Massachusetts, as executrix of the estate of James Brien, deceased, to recover from the defendant, a Michigan corporation, damages for the negligent killing of plaintiff’s decedent by the defendant, through one of its motormen. The cause was submitted to' a jury, which returned a verdict for plaintiff, and the defendant has moved for a new trial, alleging error in the instructions of the court and urging that the verdict is against -the weight of the evidence.
The testimony showed that on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Richter v. HarperMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Labarge v. Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
- Hull v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
- McKinney v. Port Townsend & Puget Sound Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
- Robinson v. Louisville Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1901
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- Vigil v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
- Whitmeyer v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1929
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