Mulhern v. Kent Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Hattie Mulhern to compel William E. Grove, circuit judge of Kent county, to vacate an order declaring void certain proceedings under Act No. 181, Pub. Acts 1895, to compel an examination before a circuit court commissioner of the defendant in a suit for slander instituted by relator.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The relator, having brought an action for slander against one Dr. Jackson, before filing a declaration therein, made an affidavit that she verily believed :
‘ ‘ That it is necessary that the testimony and deposition of said defendant be taken in pursuance of the provisions of Act No. 181 of the Public Acts of the legislature of the State of Michigan of the year 1895, to enable this deponent to plead and declare in respect to the meaning of the various statements contained in said publication, of which Exhibit A, hereto annexed, is á copy, and in respect to the matters in which it is claimed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Risser v. HoytMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Glenney v. . StedwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Prescott v. PfeifferMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- Reed v. BakerMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
- In re BurgerMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
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