Case ID: mich_35/html/0288-01.html
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Author: {"author": "\n      *Maesto3st, J.:", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The State Insurance Company of Lansing v. James S. Reynolds.
    
      Practice: Bill of exceptions: Written wish'iment. The questions raised for review in thiS' case being all based upon written instruments introduced on the trial and none of which appear in or are made a part of the printed bill of exceptions, the court, de- • dining to presume error in rulings upon instruments which are not exhibited, and the contents of which they tiave no means of ascertaining, affirm the judgment.
    
    
      Submitted on briefs October 25,
    
    
      Decided January 3.
    
    Error to Ingham Circuit.
    
      8. L. Kilhourne, for plaintiff in error.
    
      JBeaJces & Outoheon, for defendant in error.
    
      
       When an instrument disputed for uncertainty in its wording is not sent up with the bill of exceptions, the existence of a doubt is assumed in support of a charge submitting it to the j ury: Paine v. Pingold, 43 Mich., 341.
    
   *Maesto3st, J.:

The- plaintiff below declared upon a policy of insurance. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and gave notice of special matter of defense. The bill of exceptions is quite lengthy, the greater portion being a literal copy of the testimony as taken by the stenographer. The questions raised on the trial, and sought to be reviewed here, all grow out of what was claimed to be a written application, and the effect thereof, and certain written instruments introduced on the trial, and the terms of the policy sued upon, yet neither the policy, the application, nor any of the papers put in evidence, appear in or are in any way made a part of the printed bill of exceptions. We cannot presume that plaintiff in error was injured by rulings upon instruments which are not shown us, and where we have no means of ascertaining their contents. It only remains, therefore, to affirm the judgment, with costs.

The other justices concurred.