Dibell v. People ex rel. Brinkerhoff
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Hillsdale Circuit. This was an application by Peter S. Brinkerhoff, to the Circuit Court for the County of Hillsdale, for a mandamus to compel Timothy E. Dibell, one of the Justices of the peace for Hillsdale county, to return to the said Circuit Court certain proceedings had before him, commenced upon the complaint of Elmira C. Keefer against Brinkerhoff, for holding oyer certain premises leased by Keefer to him, and, as she alleged, contrary to the conditions and…
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Error to Hillsdale Circuit. This was an application by Peter S. Brinkerhoff, to the Circuit Court for the County of Hillsdale, for a mandamus to compel Timothy E. Dibell, one of the Justices of the peace for Hillsdale county, to return to the said Circuit Court certain proceedings had before him, commenced upon the complaint of Elmira C. Keefer against Brinkerhoff, for holding oyer certain premises leased by Keefer to him, and, as she alleged, contrary to the conditions and coyenants of the lease under which he held. The proceedings before the justice resulted in a judgment for restitution of…
1Opinion of the CourtChristiancy, J.
The only question in this case is whether, upon proceedings in the nature of forcible entry and detainer, when had before a justice of the peace, the costs are limited to ten dollars, as provided by section 127 (as amended by act of 1863, Sess. L., pp. 334, 335) of the general justice’s act, Chap. 117 Comp. L., entitled “Of courts held by justices of the peace.”
This chapter fixes and regulates what may properly be called the general jurisdiction of justice’s courts, but gives no jurisdiction over special proceedings on complaint for forcible entry and detainer, or for the recovery of…
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