Clarke v. Wayne Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Cecil Clarke against George S. Hosmer, circuit judge of Wayne county, to require respondent to proceed and dispose of a suit for divorce.
1Opinion of the CourtPerson, J.
This is an application for a writ of mandamus, and grows out of the following facts: Relator, a resident of Detroit, began suit in Wayne county to obtain a divorce from her husband, George Clarke, who, at the. time, was a nonresident of the State. Her bill of complaint was verified on the 23d day of September, 1915, but was not filed, so as to begin the suit, until the following day, that is, the 24th. After filing the bill, and on the same day, she obtained an order for the appearance of the defendant, and this order was duly published; but the affidavit of nonresidence, upon which it was…
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- People v. FoxMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Beebe v. MorrellMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Becker v. LintonNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Adams v. HosmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
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