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Ferguson v. Wilson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1899PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error to Sanilac; Beach, J. Trover by James F. Ferguson, administrator of the estate of Charles Ferguson, deceased, against Henry W. Wilson. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.

There are twenty assignments of error in this case. None of them are, however, mentioned in the brief of the appellant, except, perhaps, two. The ones not mentioned will be treated as waived, under the rule in Black v. Dawson, 82 Mich. 485. Supreme Court Rule No. 40 provides that the appellant, in his statement of facts, and distinct from the argument, shall state the errors upon which he relies, the questions involved, and the manner in which they are raised. This rule was adopted to save the time of the court in going through voluminous records to ascertain the questions involved and the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Cadwell v. PrayMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
  2. Gay v. BidwellMichigan Supreme Court · 1859
  3. Leland v. CollverMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
  4. American Cigar Co. v. FosterMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
  5. Eddy v. McCallMichigan Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. OpritaMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Bostian v. RosenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  3. Hunter v. Township of DwightMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
  4. McGinnis v. McCarnMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
  5. West Michigan Savings Bank v. DaterMichigan Supreme Court · 1925

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