Cichon v. Wolff
Cichon v. Wolff
Opinion of the Court
The action is trespass on the case to recover damages for personal injuries which plaintiff claims to have received while riding on a roller coaster, so called, at a certain place of amusement in the city of Detroit June 24, 1906. In her declaration plaintiff describes defendants as copartners doing business as Wolff & Son, alleges that the defendants owned, controlled, and operated the said roller coaster, and that, paying a sum of money charged therefor, she accepted their invitation to ride, and rode, thereon. Defendants offered no testimony, but moved for a directed verdict, assigning, among other reasons, that no testimony had been introduced tending to prove that defendants owned, controlled, or operated the roller coaster. The motion was denied.
We are impressed that, in view of the state of the record, we should not attempt to decide whether from the testimony the negligence of defendants may be inferred, if they in fact owned, controlled, and operated the roller coaster, inviting the public, for a consideration, to ride thereon. The trial judge should at least have given the above indicated instruction.
The judgment is reversed, and a new trial ordered.
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- CICHON v. WOLFF
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