Legal Opinion

Detroit National Bank v. Wayne Circuit Judge

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 4, 1907No. Calendar No. 21,991PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Mandamus by the Detroit National Bank to compel Flavius L. Brooke, circuit judge of Wayne county, to grant a change of venue.

1Per curiam

This is an application for the writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to grant a change of venue under Act No. 309, Pub. Acts 1905.

The cause was at issue August 4, 1902. Act No. 309 went into effect June 17,1905. Trial was had in January, 1905, resulting in a verdict against the relator. Relator sued out a writ of error October 3, 1905. The case was reversed September 20, 1906, and a new trial ordered. [Detroit Nat. Bank v. Union Trust Co., 145 Mich. 656.] On September 29, 1906, relator made a motion for a change of venue, alleging:

‘ ‘ Plaintiff cannot have a fair and impartial trial of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Detroit National Bank v. Union Trust Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. The People v. McWilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1932

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