Courtright v. Kirchner
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Costs were allowed against the State where it was held that there was no right to prosecute, in Attorney General v. Soule 28 Mich. 153.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
This is an application for a mandamus *412to compel the Attorney General to certify a bill of costs taxed against the State in an action on a recognizance.
Courtright and one Simons were sued in debt on a recognizance of bail for the appearance of John Mack, alias Thomas McGee, to answer to a charge of larceny. The circuit court for the county of Muskegon, where the suit was brought, allowed a discontinuance against Simons, and an amended declaration was then filed against Court-right alone. A motion was then made to quash the proceedings for want of jurisdiction of the person of the defendant, by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Metcalf v. Auditor GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
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