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27 Mich. 214

McCurdy v. Bowman

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1873

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1873-04-30

<p>Equity pleading and practice: Appeal: Notices: S&'Vice. An appeal in chancery in a case where the evidence has been taken in open court will not be dismissed for the reason that the notices of appeal and of settling a case upon the evidence were served upon the appellee in person instead of his solicitor of record» where he is himself a solicitor of the court and has taken part in the management and trial of the cause and made no objection to the service at the time.</p>

Decided 1873-04-30

Per Curiam.

¶1Motion to dismiss an appeal in chancery in a case where *215tbe evidence had been taken in open court, for the reason that tbe notices of appeal and of settling a ease upon the evidence, bad'been served upon the complainant (appellee) in person, instead of bis solicitor of record.

¶2It appearing, however, that tbe complainant was himself a solicitor of tbe court and bad taken part in tbe management and trial of the case, and that when tbe notices were served upon him, be made no objection to such service being made upon himself instead of bis solicitor, which, if made, would have enabled the solicitor for the appellant at once to Lave corrected tbe error and made tbe service upon the solicitor: Held, that bis own conduct, having tended to

¶3mislead the appellant’s solicitor into tbe belief that sucli service was satisfactory, complainant cannot now object to the validity of tbe notice for tbe purpose of dismissing the appeal or invalidating the case settled upon such notice.

¶4Motion denied.

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