Legal Opinion

Giddings v. Rogalewski

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 21, 1916No. Docket No. 38PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Trespass quare clausum fregit by Alfred Giddings against Theodore Rogalewski. Judgment for plaintiff on a directed verdict. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.

This is an action of trespass quare clausum fregit, which was originally commenced in justice’s court and found its way to the circuit court of Kent county where, upon second trial in that court, it was disposed of by a judgment on directed verdict against defendant of six cents, as nominal damages for unlawful entry upon plaintiff’s premises. Considering himself aggrieved, defendant has appealed to this court for a review of the judgment by a writ of error containing 12 assignments, the essence of his grievance being that the court erred as a matter of law in holding him guilty, under the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Moore v. SanborneMichigan Supreme Court · 1853
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  3. People v. CollisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  4. People v. HorlingMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Baldwin v. Erie Shooting ClubMichigan Supreme Court · 1901

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