Legal Opinion

Riley v. Detroit United Railway

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 11, 1910No. Calendar No. 24,178PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Case by Etta Riley against the Detroit United Railway. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff brings error: On motion to dismiss the writ of error.

1Opinion of the CourtBird, C. J.

The defendant has filed a motion in this *328cause to dismiss the writ of error issued therein for the reasons:

First, that the return to the writ was not filed until after the return day;, second, the writ was not issued within one year after the rendition of the judgment.

The affidavit filed in support of the motion shows that a judgment was rendered for the defendant in the Wayne circuit court on the 16th day of February, 1909, and that a writ of error was not issued out of this court until August 17, 1910. The writ was made returnable on September 26th, but the return thereto was not filed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Teller v. WillisMichigan Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Pearson v. CreslinMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
  3. People v. Van WagnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1883

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. DennisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Bolton v. CummingsMichigan Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Potaschnik v. KaimolaMichigan Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Lamberton v. PawloskiMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Hartley v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1910

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