¶1The facts as alleged in the petition for mandamus were: ,
¶2a — That John Menier and George Wells sued relator in replevin in justice’s court; that the following is a fae similie of the affidavit upon which the writ was issued:
¶3STATE OF MICHIGAN,) County or Osceola. 5 ss.
¶4John Manier, George Wells being duly sworn do depose and say that one red and white yoke of working cattle, also yoke staple and ring for said cattle to work in of the value of $100 and not exceeding in value one hundred dollars of the personal goods and chattels of this deponent is unlawfully detained from the possession of said deponent the said John Manier and George Wells, of Evart township, in said County of Osceola by Aaron Phelps and that said deponent is now lawfully entitled to the possession of said goods and chattels. And this deponent further deposing says that the above mentioned goods and chattels have not been taken for any tax, assessment or fine, levied by any law of this State, nor seized under any execution or attachment against the goods and chattels of the said deponent ---George Wells liable to execution; and that said deponent the said John Manier claim one hundred dollars damages for the said taking and detaining said goods and chattels. And further tlris deponent says not.
¶5John Manier
¶6George Wells
¶7Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 14th day of June, A. I). 1895.
¶8A. T. Smith,
¶9Justice of the peace in and for said Osceola county, State of Mich.
¶10b — That on the return day relator appeared specially by his attorney, C. A. Withey, and objected to the jurisdiction of the court, and asked that the proceedings be quashed on the ground that the affidavit was insufficient to confer jurisdiction upon said justice to proceed; that among other reasons assigned why said affidavit was so insufficient was the following:
“It does not state that the property described in the writ has been taken for any tax, assessment, or fine levied by any law of this State, nor seized under any execution or attachment against the goods and chattels of one of the persons making said affidavit, namely, John Menier, liable to execution.”
¶11That said objection was overruled, whereupon relator withdrew from the court, and allowed the matter to proceed; that such proceedings, were afterwards had as resulted in the rendition of a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, from which relator took a special appeal to the circuit court for Osceola county, alleging in his affidavit that the justice erred in holding the affidavit sufficient, and in overruling relator’s motion to quash and dismiss for the reason assigned in his motion.
¶12c — That in due time and in accordance with the regular practice, said special appeal came on to be heard, and was overruled by respondent, and relator compelled to go to trial upon the merits, to which ruling relator by his attorney duly excepted.