People ex rel. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. McAllister
Michigan Supreme Court
Application for certiorari. On the 21st of July, 1869, the Singer Manufacturing Co. caused a capias to be 'issued out of the Circuit Court for the County of Hillsdale against George L. McAllister in an action of trespass on the case, for receiving as the agent of said plaintiffs, and fraudulently converting to his own use one hundred and thirty-eight dollars and ninety-two cents, whiGh came to his possession by. virtue of his employment as. such agent.
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Application for certiorari. On the 21st of July, 1869, the Singer Manufacturing Co. caused a capias to be 'issued out of the Circuit Court for the County of Hillsdale against George L. McAllister in an action of trespass on the case, for receiving as the agent of said plaintiffs, and fraudulently converting to his own use one hundred and thirty-eight dollars and ninety-two cents, whiGh came to his possession by. virtue of his employment as. such agent. An order to hold to bail was endorsed on the writ, made by John T. Blois, one of the Circuit Court Commissioners for Hillsdale County, upon…
1Per curiam
There is a little difficulty, we think, in ascertaining from the papers before us, precisely what is the nature of the action which plaintiffs claim to have brought against the defendant. The defendant, it appears, has been acting as agent for the plaintiffs in the sale of sewing machines, *217and has sold to the amount of $11,900. The action is brought for an alleged balance of $138 92 on the sales, for which, it is alleged, he has refused to account, and has fraudulently converted the same to his own use.
If the action is to be regarded as one upon any of the agreements, express or implied,…
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