Earl v. Hurd

This is a motion by the defendant to suppress certain depositions of the complainant.

The depositions of Wiley and Lane were taken under a dedimus directed “to any justice of the peace in Washtenaw county, state of Michiganthe name of the justice not being stated. The depositions are certified by Chauncey' Knapp, stating himself to be a justice of the peace of the county and state mentioned in the dedimus. The objection is, that it does not sufficiently appear that Knapp is a justice. The statute says, “that when a dedimus potestatem shall issue from any Court in this state, directed to any…