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33 Mich. 175

Ives v. O'Brien

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1876

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1876-01-05

<p>Finding of fads: Joint defendants: Separate liability. Where the finding of facts in a suit against two defendants fails to show any joint tuadertaking or liability of both, but rather shows a separate liability of one defendant only, it will not support a judgment against both defendants.</p>

Decided 1876-01-05

Cooley, Ch. J:

¶1'We have looked in vain through the referee’s findings of fact for any thing to warrant his conclusion that the defendants entered into any joint undertaking with this plaintiff. The circumstances relied upon as rendering O’Brien liable, would show a separate liability, if any thing, and they tend to negative, rather than to support any inference that either he or the plaintiff understood that O’Brien was to be jointly responsible with Stewart. The finding of law is consequently without any support in the facts.

¶2The judgment must be set aside, and judgment entered in this court for the defendant O’Brien, with costs of both courts.

The other Justices concurred.
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