Swegles V. Wayne Circuit Judge
Swegles V. Wayne Circuit Judge
Opinion of the Court
Relator obtained judgment against one Patrick Dailey, before a justice of the peace, for $5 damages, and $4.20 costs of suit. Defendant appealed to the circuit court, where, on a trial, plaintiff obtained judgment for $90 damages and costs. February 4, 1896, this judgment was set aside, on motion of defendant’s counsel, on payment of $5. February 5th the following order was entered:
“ In this cause it is ordered that the defendant be permitted to discontinue his appeal in this case upon the payment 'by him to the clerk of the court of the sum of $5, as costs, over the justice’s judgment.”
It is not set out by the return to the order to show cause that plaintiff acquiesced in this order of discontinuance upon the payment of the amount of costs fixed by the order, and we are therefore of the opinion that the order of dismissal of the appeal upon this condition so entered was unauthorized, and should be set aside. No application, however, has been made to the court to set aside such order, "but the application was for a judgment for full costs, and was denied. Presumably, the court, upon proper application, will set aside this order of dismissal of the appeal, and the writ must be denied. No costs will be allowed.
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- SWEGLES v. WAYNE CIRCUIT JUDGE
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