Shepard v. Kent Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by C. Sidney Shepard and others to compel William E. Grove, circuit judge of Kent county, to issue an attachment against one Joseph Berles for contempt in failing to comply with an order of a circuit court commissioner to appear and make discovery concerning his property.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
The relators obtained a judgment in the circuit court for the county of Kent against Joseph Berles. Berles v. Comstock, 104 Mich. 139. After that decision, ’ Mr. Berles refused to appear before the commissioner a,nd make disclosure, and the relators thereupon applied to the circuit court for an attachment against him for-contempt. An order to show cause was issued and served. Mr. Berles replied thereto, den ying the jurisdiction of the court to punish for contempt. This presents the sole issue in the case.
The validity of the act of the legislature under which this proceeding was instituted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lathrop v. . ClappNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Tremain v. . RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Wickes v. DresserNew York Supreme Court · 1857
- Havens v. ChurchMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Lee v. BuckMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Humber v. Wayne Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
- Mulhern v. Kent Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1897