Legal Opinion

Soltar v. Anderson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided September 8, 1954No. Docket 56; Calendar 46,017PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDethmers, J.

Plaintiff appeals from judgment for defendant on a jury verdict of no cause for action returned in Ms suit for damages resulting from an automobile collision. Assignments of error go solely ' to the court’s instructions to the jury and refusal to charge as requested.

The court instructed the jury that, “Negligence must be proven as an established fact and cannot be inferred.” This was error. Alpern v. Churchill, 53 Mich 607; Mirabile v. Simon J. Murphy Co., 169 Mich 522; Dyer v. People’s Ice Co., 188 Mich 203; Brown v. Arnold, 303 Mich 616; Winchester v. Chabut, 321 Mich 114; Lepley v. Bryant,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Barnowsky v. HelsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Brown v. ArnoldMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Alpern v. ChurchillMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Hewitt v. Flint & Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Winchester v. ChabutMichigan Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. RobinsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  2. People v. MateoMichigan Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. NicholsMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Krause v. RyanMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance v. Matthew Stores, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1957

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