Michigan Reports: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan, Volume 192Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, James M. Reasoner, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, Richard W. Cooper Phelphs & Stevens, printers, 1917 |
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... NEGLIGENCE . It was not error for the court to instruct the jury that the evidence was given to place them in the situation of the parties , and enable them to say whether , under all the circumstances , defendant was guilty of negligence ...
... NEGLIGENCE . It was not error for the court to instruct the jury that the evidence was given to place them in the situation of the parties , and enable them to say whether , under all the circumstances , defendant was guilty of negligence ...
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... negligently and carelessly drove and guided said automobile so that it ran into a buggy standing on the west side of said street near the curb , " striking the buggy with such force as to break and crush it . It is contended , as it was ...
... negligently and carelessly drove and guided said automobile so that it ran into a buggy standing on the west side of said street near the curb , " striking the buggy with such force as to break and crush it . It is contended , as it was ...
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... negligence . " The argument is : " The rule laid down by this court prevents attor- neys from arguing that any juror should place himself in the situation of either of the parties to the suit , and it is also error for the court to ...
... negligence . " The argument is : " The rule laid down by this court prevents attor- neys from arguing that any juror should place himself in the situation of either of the parties to the suit , and it is also error for the court to ...
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... negligent claiming of an ex- cessive amount . The contract price agreed upon in the contract be- tween the parties hereto included the amount due the subcontractors , and the plaintiff clearly had a legal obligation to pay these amounts ...
... negligent claiming of an ex- cessive amount . The contract price agreed upon in the contract be- tween the parties hereto included the amount due the subcontractors , and the plaintiff clearly had a legal obligation to pay these amounts ...
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... NEGLIGENCE - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . The consignor of a carload of potatoes , who accepted a box car for his shipment , rather than to wait for a re- frigerator car , assuming the risk of freezing , by special agreement in the form of ...
... NEGLIGENCE - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . The consignor of a carload of potatoes , who accepted a box car for his shipment , rather than to wait for a re- frigerator car , assuming the risk of freezing , by special agreement in the form of ...
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