Bingham v. County of Montcalm

This cause is here on case-made to review the judgment of the circuit court in Montcalm county denying the right of the plaintiff to a return of a certificate of deposit which she had given as cash bail on behalf of the defendant in People v. Beck. On February 8,1928, complaint was made before John W. Nickerson, a justice of the peace in Montcalm county, charging Morris Beck with the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Arrest was made on the warrant issued. On arraignment, the defendant demanded an examination, after which he was held to appear in the circuit court with bail fixed at…