Township of Fruitport v. Dickerman
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Eelator applied for mandamus to compel respondent to vacate an order made in habeas corpus proceedings discharging the defendants from custody under a body •execution issued on a judgment recovered by relator. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
William H. Stevenson, supervisor of the relator, caused the arrest of Samuel L. Torrence and Edward Torrence on the 7th of May, 1891, on a civil warrant issued by Levi Beardsley, Esq., justice of the peace. The defendants were arrested and taken before the justice, and by their attorneys, appearing specially for that purpose, moved to dismiss the proceedings, on the ground that the affidavits upon which the warrant issued were insufficient to confer jurisdiction. The motion was overruled. The plaintiff declared, by its attorneys, De Long & O'Hara; and, the defendants refusing to plead, *22the…
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