Legal Opinion
Marks v. City of Battle Creek
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1959No. Docket 54, 55, Calendar 47,639, 47,640PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVoelker, J.
Plaintiff-appellants Delos Marks and Leslie Marks were injured while attending an air show sponsored by one of the defendants, Battle Creek Air Force Association, at Kellogg Airport, a commercial airport owned and operated by the other defendant and appellee here, city of Battle Creek. The injuries were the result of a Michigan National Guard tank truck running over a low retainer rope, causing it to snap taut just as the plaintiffs were stepping over it. By stipulation the 2 cases were consolidated for the proceedings had below and on appeal.
The city of Battle Creek by charter provision…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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