Legal Opinion
Derrick v. Blazers
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1959No. Docket 52, Calendar 47,137PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, J.
Our decision in this case turns upon a single point — appellant’s claim of prejudicial error in the admission in evidence of a police report of the accident in question which contained both hearsay and opinion on the part of the reporting officer who arrived on the scene of the accident some minute's after it happened.
Plaintiff was a pedestrian who was seeking to cross "West Warren avenue in a northerly direction in the city of Detroit on December 14, 1952, at approximately 10 p.m. He was struck and seriously injured by a taxicab owned by defendant Eschtruth and being driven east on Warren by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. BabcockMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Delfosse v. BresnahanMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
- Lemon v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- LEE, ETC. v. DickersonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1962
- Dale v. TrentIndiana Court of Appeals · 1970
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