Legal Opinion

Gardner v. Detroit Street Railway Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 27, 1894PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error to Wayne. (Gartner, J.) Negligence case. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.

Plaintiff took passage on one of defendant’s open cars on the Cass and Third Avenue line, to go to the corner of Fourth avenue and Holden road, a distance of about one and a half miles. He sat near the rear end of the car. The conductor was notified to stop at that point by another passenger, and the conductor repeated' the instructions to the driver to stop there. The car was. behind time, and was driven rapidly between the switches. At defendant’s barns the conductor left the car, which went forward to its destination under the control of the. driver. Arriving at the corner of Fourth avenue…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Richter v. HarperMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ComptonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
  3. Bradley v. Fort Wayne & Elmwood Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Matteson v. New York Central RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1862
  5. Finn v. Valley City Street & Cable Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Denver City Tramway Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
  2. Putnam v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Millette v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Thurston v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Jackson v. City of Grand ForksNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913

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