Holcomb v. Tift

This suit was originally brought on a justice’s judgment upon a cause of action against Jerry Mason and Le Roy Tift. Tift was the only defendant served. The justice, in rendering judgment, seems to have used the word “ defendant ” instead of “ defendants.” But inasmuch as *648the statute provides what judgment shall be rendered on joint debts where only one party is served, this is a mere clerical misprision, and the judgment, not having been taken up by certiorari or appeal, must stand as a valid judgment for all purposes against the defendant who was served. Allen v. Mills 26 Mich. 123 ; Zimmer…