Shepherd, Co. Judge v. Standard Mtr. Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson—

^Reversing.

The record discloses such intimate relation and common purpose of the parties for such period of time that it can scarcely be said that this proceeding is embraced by the term “lawsuit.” This term is defined and generally recognized as “a suit at law or in equity; an action ■or a proceeding in a civil court; a process in law instituted by one party to compel another to do him justice. ’ ’ See Patterson v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co., 178 Mich. 288, 144 N. W. 491, 51 L. R. A. (N. S.) 586, Ann. Cas. 1915A, 632.

The steps which have been taken were…