Legal Opinion

Alpern v. Churchill

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1884PublishedCited by 42 opinions

Error to Alpena. (Emeriek, J.) Case. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtCooley, C. J.

Action on the case for a negligent injury hy fire, alleged to have been communicated from defendants’ premises.

It seems that in 1877 defendants, being the owners and in *608possession of certain premises in the city of Alpena, and operating a steam saw-mill thereon, for the purpose of consuming the refuse matter arising from^the manufacture of lumber, such as slabs, saw-dust, &c., erected upon such premises a refuse burner, so called. Its general dimensions and description seem to be as follows: The base is cylindrical in form, and twenty-two feet in diameter inside. This diameter continues up…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
  2. Macomber v. NicholsMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Beauchamp v. Saginaw Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Higgins v. DeweyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  5. Field v. . N.Y.C.R.R.New York Court of Appeals · 1865

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Barnowsky v. HelsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Schoepper v. Hancock Chemical Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Burghardt v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Schedlbauer v. Chris-Craft Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Gadde v. Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1966

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