Merryman v. Hall
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Law, J. Case by Frederick I. Merryman against Edmund Hall for personal injuries. There was a judgment for plaintiff, after which defendant died, and the cause was revived in the names of his executrices, Mary H. Hall and Frances Chaney Strong, who bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
Plaintiff, a government inspector, while on board defendant’s barge at Port Huron, was injured by the explosion of a boiler. He brought this suit, claiming that the explosion was caused by defendant’s *297negligence. The first trial resulted in a verdict for defendant by direction of the court. This judgment was reversed by this court. See 124 Mich. 263 (82 N. W. 881). A second trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff. This judgment was also reversed. See 131 Mich. 406 (91 N. W. 647). A third trial has been had, which, like the second, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Merryman v. HallMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- Merryman v. HallMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
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