 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 794 pages
...have already indicated that the act of Toof & Co. was not a wrongful act. Was there competent evidence that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the damage? The circuit judge found that plaintiff was prevented from entering the employment solely by... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 2042 pages
...circumstances. Any service but prompt service would be worthless, so prompt service was required. The jury found that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the damage suffered by the plaintiff. The defendant must be held to have known the dangerous character... | |
 | Law - 1912 - 1146 pages
...which had a defective brake, sufficiently showed that plaintiff was in the discharge of his duties, and that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the injury. [Ed. Note.— For other cases, see Railroads, Cent. Dig. §§ 910-923; Dec. Dig. § 2S2.*]... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1166 pages
...more than two dollars, and that consequently the plaintiff is precluded from recovery. The jury found that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the death of the decedent, and that he was not guilty of contributory negligence. There is a conflict of authorities... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 1116 pages
...tho plaintiff. But if you shall believe that it has not been shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the injuries complained of, or if you shall believe that the negligence of the deceased himself contributed... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1905 - 1156 pages
...he could not stop the car after the man was distinguishable by the headlight. And his conclusion was that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the accident He therefore decided in favor of the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at $5,000. We think... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 1166 pages
...the plaintiff. But if you shall believe that it has not been shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the injuries complained of, or if you shall believe that the negligence of the plaintiff himself contributed... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 1200 pages
...deceased after death, and also that he had knowledge of deceased's previous physical condition. If the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the death of plaintiff's intestate, the fact that the weak physical condition of the deceased contributed in... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1044 pages
...as a wife constitutes a basis for consideration for damages; and, if you believe from the evidence that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the Injuries inflicted on the plaintiff, you have the right to consider to what extent her injuries have... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1034 pages
...transportation; that plaintiff was thereby caused to lose by decay, rotting, or deteriorating of said tomatoes; and that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of such loss — then you should find for the plaintiff to the extent of such loss so occasioned by the... | |
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... that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the death of Kramm wholly rested on the plaintiff. 
