Jackson v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay; Collins, J. Case by Ida Jackson, administratrix of the estate of Oscar F. Jackson, deceased, against the Detroit & Mackinac Railway Company for the negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. A judgment for plaintiff is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
The plaintiff’s decedent, Oscar F. Jackson, was employed by the Pere Marquette Railroad Company in Bay City, Mich., as night yardmaster. The defendant’s passenger trains were operated over the *165tracks of the Pere Marquette Company from the station called “Foss,”about a mile from the passenger station of the Pere Marquette Company, into which station defendant’s passenger trains came. Decedent’s employment as such yardmaster extended over a period of eight years prior to his death. As yardmaster, decedent had full charge and direction of the movements of all trains, engines, and cars owned or…
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