Michigan Supreme Court September 2, 1936, Docket No. 85, Calendar No. 39,000 (Layman v. Crowley)

Butzel, J.

For two years prior to his fatal illness, Matt Miller, an unmarried man, 53 years of age, had resided in an apartment building in Detroit managed by Katherine Layman. According to the testimony introduced by plaintiff, Miller was exceptionally quiet. He worked for Burroughs Adding Machine Company, but associated with no one in the factory socially.