Legal Opinion

Raniak v. Pokorney

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 27, 1917No. Docket No. 27PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Wayne; Gilday, J., presiding. Bill by George Raniak and another against Edward Pokorney and others to quiet title to land, to set aside certain deeds as fraudulent and for an accounting. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.

(after stating the facts). We are of opinion that the bill is not multifarious under the fol*572lowing decisions: Torrent v. Hamilton, 95 Mich. 159 (54 N. W. 634) ; Richardson v. Richardson, 100 Mich. 364 (59 N. W. 178) ; Robinson v. Motor Car Co., 170 Mich. 163 (135 N. W. 897); Bennett v. Clark, 181 Mich. 690 (148 N. W. 372); Antoszewski v. Plumbing Co., 185 Mich. 215 (151 N. W. 635). It sets out a case of flagrant fraud, and seeks relief from said fraud which has become crystallized in the decree of the court. It is not a bill of'review, and cannot well be, since a bill of review would assume…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Johnson v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Torrent v. HamiltonMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Jennison v. HaireMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Robinson v. De Luxe Motor Car Co. of New JerseyMichigan Supreme Court · 1912

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Berg v. BergMichigan Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Herpolsheimer v. A. B. Herpolsheimer Realty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1956
  3. McCoy v. Continental InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Carlson v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Linn v. LinnMichigan Supreme Court · 1955

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