Merrinane v. Miller
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Jackson; Parkinson, J. Case by Nettie Merrinane against James Fred Miller, a saloon keeper, and his bondsmen, under the civil-damage act. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This action was brought under the civil-damage act to recover against the defendant Miller and three different sets of bondsmen for damages sustained in her means of support by the plaintiff by reason of unlawful sales of liquor to her husband, John Merrinane, during the three years beginning, respectively, May 1, 1903, May 1,1904, and May 1, 1905. The case was before the court at a former term, and it was reversed mainly on the ground that the damages recovered were wholly inadequate. The case is reported in 148 Mich. 412 (111 N. W. 1050). On a retrial the plaintiff recovered a *281verdict…
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