Citation Numbers: 3 Mich. 522
Judges: Copeland, Douglass, Hear
Filed Date: 1/15/1855
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/20/2022
By the Court,
It appears from the record that this was an act of replevin; originally commenced before a Jnstice of the Peace, and' before whom on the 29th day of March, 1851,, the same was tried by a jury, wbo returned a verdict in favor of' the defendant, Mapes, and the Justice rendered a judgment in accordance therewith.
From the judgment thus rendered, the plaintiff appealed to the County Court of the proper county.
At the ensuing May term of the County Court, said cause; by election of the .plaintiff, was transferred to the Circuit Court for trial. Subsequently, at a session of the'Circuit-Court, it appearing that the cause had been duly noticed'for trial by the defendant, and the plaintiff’ having failed to proceed to trial, judgment of nonsuit was rendered against the plaintiff, and that the defendant recover of the plaintiff the value of the property replevied; «fee.
We think the record in this case presents no, error. The only: point relied on at the argument by the counsel- for the plaintiff was, that the Circuit Court erred in rendering- a judgment of nonsuit, and for the' value of the property; instead of dismissing the appeal. Under the provisions of the R, S. 1816, appeals from judgments rendered by Justices of the Peace, could only be taken to tbe County Court, , a Court as originally constituted, always open for the transaction of business. In view of this, sec. 160 of ch. 93, relative' to appeals, provided that “ on the second Monday after the filing of the return of the Justice,' the Court on the application of
.The judgment of the Circuit Court, must be affirmed. Let it be certified accordingly.