Michigan Supreme Court, 1886

Detroit, L. & N. Railroad v. Circuit Judge

Detroit, L. & N. Railroad v. Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided April 15, 1886
1 McGrath 800; 61 McGrath 33

Detroit, L. & N. Railroad v. Circuit Judge

Opinion of the Court

To compel the dissolution of an injunction.

Denied April 15, 1886.

Held, that a mandamus to disturb action by a circuit judge in equity can only issue upon some exigency requiring prompt *802action to prevent mischief; and so long as the law is open, the court is not called upon to use its extraordinary powers to assist private redress of supposed wrong’s.

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