Legal Opinion
People v. George
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1921No. Docket No. 22Published
Certiorari to recorder’s court of Detroit; Wilkins (Charles T.), J. Edwin S. George was convicted of violating an ordinance of the city of Detroit, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or imprisonment for 30 days in the Detroit house of correction.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
A writ of certiorari was allowed in this case to review the conviction, in the recorder’s court for the city of Detroit, of the defendant for the alleged violation of an ordinance of that city. The defendant was the owner of a building situated at 378 Woodward *515avenue. On April 25, 1919, an inspector of the department of safety engineering of the city filed a complaint in the recorder’s court alleging that—
“on the 14th day of April, 1919, within the corporate limits, of said city on 378 Woodward avenue * * * Edwin S. George * * * did then and there unlawfully and wilfully not fireproof an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- People v. KentMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
- People v. WeberMichigan Supreme Court · 1921