Reed v. Peacock
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ionia; Davis, J. Assumpsit by Thomas H. Reed against Benjamin C. Peacock and Jesse Peacock for rent. From a judgment reversing, on certiorari, the judgment of a justice-, of the peace, defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This action was commenced in justice’s court to recover an alleged balance due on a certain lease entered into between the West Sebewa Lodge of Odd Fellows and defendants, which lease had been duly assigned by the-*245said lodge to the plaintiff. The defendants pleaded the general issue, and gave notice of recoupment. The plaintiff was a member of the West Sebewa Lodge of Odd Fellows. The defendants demanded a jury. Six jurors were selected for such jury in the usual way; that is, the officer wrote down the names of 18 persons to serve as jurors, and each party struck' off 6. The six jurors…
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