McLean v. Prudential Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Rohnert and Frazer, JJ. Assumpsit by John A. McLean against the Prudential Insurance Company of America for commissions. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.
The plaintiff sued the defendant, a life-insurance company, organized'and doing business under the laws of the State of New Jersey, before a justice of the peace. The process was a summons. A judgment being rendered in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant took a special appeal to the circuit, where plaintiff again recovered, and defendant brought error. The record does not show that process was not properly served. The question *592raised by the special appeal was whether, under the law of this State, a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to entertain a suit against a foreign insurance company.
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