Johnson v. City of Marquette
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Marquette; Stone, J. Case by Laughlin Johnson, administrator of the estate of Margaret M. Johnson, deceased, against the city of Marquette for the negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate, while driving in a cutter in a street in defendant city, was overtaken by a team which had escaped from its driver, Herman Prebe, and, admittedly without fault or negligence on her part, was trampled upon and mortally injured. This action was brought to recover damages from the city, upon the claim that the cause of the fright to the team which resulted in the loss of control by the driver was a defective *52condition in the highway. The annexed plat will show the condition of the street. The crossing of the highway in question over the switch of the Marquette &…
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