Weaver v. Ann Arbor Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Gratiot; Stone, J. Case by Lizzie Weaver, administratrix of the estate of John H. Weaver, deceased, against the Ann Arbor Railroad Company for the negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
This writ of error is prosecuted to reverse a judgment of the circuit court of Gratiot county in favor of the plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of John H. *591Weaver, deceased, in' an action brought against the defendant railway company for injuries received by said decedent, caused by the negligence of the defendant, and from which he subsequently died.' The action was brought under the survival act. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence defendant made a motion for a verdict on the pleadings and proofs, which the court overruled, and defendant excepted. The defendant offered no…
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