Legal Opinion

Olson v. Village of Manistique

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 1896PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to Schoolcraft; Steere, J. Case by Fanny Olson against the village of Manistique for personal injuries caused by a defective sidewalk. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, C. J.

This case was brought by the plaintiff to recover for an alleged injury claimed to have been caused by falling upon a defective sidewalk within the limits of the defendant village. It is claimed that the walk in question was in an unsafe condition, and that the plaintiff, while walking upon it in company with her husband, stumbled and fell, by reason of one end of a broken or unfastened board rising and moving, leaving an opening into which she slipped and fell; that thereby plaintiff received and sustained serious and permanent injuries, alleged to be “ metritis, or inflammation of the womb…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Penhansky v. Drake Realty Construction Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Konieczka v. Mt. Clemens Metal Products Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Ranta v. Newport Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1914
  4. People of Michigan v. Julie Ann FlynnMichigan Court of Appeals · 2020

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