Wright v. Fields

The issue raised by this case is whether on an appeal to the circuit court under GCR 1963, 701 the appellant must file a bond in the amount of one and one-quarter times the amount of the judgment as a condition of appeal. We conclude that while such a bond is required to secure a stay of proceedings to enforce the judgment during the appeal, it is not a condition of the right to appeal.

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The plaintiff brought this action in the Common Pleas Court of the City of Detroit alleging the defendant’s liability for conversion as the result of an automobile accident. Eventually, a judgment was entered…