Legal Opinion

Musselman Grocer Co. v. Casler

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 18, 1904No. Docket No. 67PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to Wexford; Chittenden, J. Case by the Musselman Grocer Company against Spurgeon D. Casler for obtaining goods by false representations. Suit was begun by capias. There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, C. J.

This suit was commenced by capias to recover the value of upwards of $700 worth of groceries sold by plaintiff to defendant. It was the claim of plaintiff that the goods were obtained by means of false representations. The case was tried by a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. The case is brought here by writ of error.

*26. Among other things stated in the affidavit made by Mr. Musselman in order to obtain the writ of capias was the following’:

“Deponent further says that Spurgeon D. Caslor in the month of January, 1901, was carrying on a retail store at Farnsworth, Wexford…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chandler v. AllisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1862
  2. Pelton v. SchmidtMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Fish ex rel. Smith v. BarbourMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
  4. Angell v. PruynMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Bolton v. NitzMichigan Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Tiller v. St. Louis & S. F. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Crane v. RossMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Charvat v. GildemeisterMichigan Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Priebisch v. OttenwessMichigan Supreme Court · 1913

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