Lambert v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Delta; Flannigan (Richard C.), J. Case by Adam Lambert, administrator of the estate of John Sigatagon, deceased, against the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiff’s decedent. Judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtFellows, J.
The Gladstone Auto Sales Company was engaged in carrying passengers for hire between Gladstone and Rapid River in Delta county. In the conduct of this business it used a seven-passenger Hudson car. The car had inclosing curtains but there were openings around the doors large enough “to stick' *108your finger through.” There were chains on the wheels. The highway traveled in making the trip crosses the line of defendant about 5 miles from Gladstone. For upwards of 2,000 feet before reaching the crossing the highway and railroad run parallel and adjoining. Where the curve begins in the highway to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Culhane v. . N.Y. Cen. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Stewart v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Lonis v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1897
- Nichols v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918
- McDuffie v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
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- Buchthal v. New York Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1952
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