Michigan Supreme Court, 1850

Brower v. Circuit Judge

Brower v. Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided July 1, 1850
1 McGrath 172

Brower v. Circuit Judge

Opinion of the Court

To vacate an order dismissing an appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace.

Denied 1850.

The order of dismissal is a judgment that may be reviewed within the meaning of Laws 1849, Sec. 67, p. 288.

A mandamus will be allowed to set an inferior court in motion, but not for the purpose of requiring the court to come to any particular conclusion, or retrace its steps where it has already acted.

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