Jensen v. Oceana Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Lewis Jensen against James E. Sullivan, circuit judge of Oceana county, to compel the vacation of an order for security for costs in an action at law.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
In section 22 of part 1, Cummins & Beecher’s Michigan Judicature Act, under the subheading “Security for Costs,” it is stated the act provides “that on motion of the defendant all nonresident plaintiffs shall be, and all other plaintiffs in the discretion of the court may be, required to furnish security for costs.” This subject is treated in section *4078, chapter 13, of the act (Act No. 314, Pub. Acts 1915, 3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 12411), which, as read down to its concluding proviso, sustains the foregoing statement and confers upon the trial court substantially the same discretionary powers…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Campau v. GodfreyMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
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- People ex rel. Martin v. Board of AuditorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1858
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