Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad v. Cheboygan Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company to compel Frank Shepherd, circuit judge of Cheboygan county, to vacate an order setting aside a settlement of an action at law.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The case of Foley v. Railway Co., was before this court in 157 Mich. 67 (121 N. W. 257). Another phase of the case was before the court in Grand Rapids, etc., R. Co. v. Cheboygan Circuit Judge, 159 Mich. 210 (123 N. W. 591). The original suit was brought by Foley to recover damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment for $10,000, which judgment was reversed, and a new trial ordered in the case> first above cited, May 26, 1909. Thereafter, and on December 22, 1909, the relator effected a settlement of Foley’s claim for damages. The agreement of settlement, and the…
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