Legal Opinion

Wattles v. Wayne Circuit Judge

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 18, 1898PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Mandamus by Greenleaf C. Wattles and Oliver H. Wattles to compel Willard M. Lillibridge, circuit judge of Wayne county, to quash a writ of garnishment.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.

May 27, 1897, Levi T. Griffin commenced suit in the Wayne circuit court against Greenleaf O. Wattles by summons issued out of said court. This summons was personally served on Wattles, within the county of Wayne, on June.3d thereafter. On the last-named day, Griffin filed in said court an affidavit for a writ of garnishment in said cause, to be directed to Oliver H. Wattles. This affidavit states that the summons had been personally served on the principal defendant, in an action ‘ ‘ to recover upon a judgment heretofore recovered on the 21st day of February, 1891, for the sum of $3,702.60,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co. v. MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. Emerson v. Detroit Steel & Spring Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Meyer v. BrooksOregon Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Childs v. Harris Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re RansfordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
  2. Walden v. Crego's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Van Allen v. SpragueMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Heller v. People's Savings BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Holman v. ClarkDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1931

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