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17 Mich. 388

Vinton v. Mead

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1868

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1868-10-20

The Commissioner dissolved an attachment on several grounds, and this proceeding was to review his action. The facts are stated in the opinion.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently July 1887

1 state decisions

Relies on Burhans v. Corey

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Decided 1868-10-20

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Campbell J.

¶1In this case a Circuit Court Commissioner dissolved an attachment on two grounds: First, Because the writ was made returnable on “Tuesday, the 2d day of June,” without mentioning the year; and secondly, because the copy of the writ of attachment served on the defendant purported to be issued in 1860, when the suit was really commenced in 1868, and the writ was so dated. The first point was decided in Nash v. Mallory, 17 Mich. 282. The writ' was in law returnable on the 2d day of June after its date.

¶2The second ground was not within the jurisdiction of the Commissioner. He can only dissolve an attachment for reasons going to show that the plaintiff “has not a good and legal cause for suing out such writ.” This includes nothing but an inquiry into the facts or the sufficiency of the affidavit, and all other defects in the proceedings must be passed upon by the court and not by the Commissioner at chambers.

¶3His order, therefore, must be quashed, with costs.

The other Justices concurred.
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