Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-02

Judge Burlingames ~eli known de
fen-s q tho jurisdiction u the ore
horse SQUIRT over which h- pFss7des vas
repeated with parrot ike fidelity in The
Democrat yesterday morning. Coming
from Judge fiurlipgame the argument
il invested with moderate degree o.
sine~riiy. and i entitled 10 such respect
as may - shown 10 the author " any
defense thar springs from mans vain
estimate II his authority Coming
from The Democrat Il i both supercil-
ious ani ridsculoss-
Csncedins that the vision ~ The
Democrat approaches divine perfection.
still y may be led. in repeating. parrot
Ike. The utterances II others. into mis-
Icasiinx statements For instance il
says in referring 70 articles published IN
ia contemporaries that
- raueh ~ The csfneaunlfy "a reads these
irsco~rsef statements + informed that tho
elrcof courts have -Seneral jurisdiction.
TiEe siatefreat = an error. The court 81
th.s rirct.is = rcsfristesi IN - operations %
mafter 1t criminal ca-s~. having 40 luris-
dicfion IA cases Of crimes committed within
the c.fS limits
The constitution ~ the state Of Mich
igsn. article VI. section ). provides
The circuit eosrf~ shall have original
Jurisdiction in al matters. civil and Grim
hal not excspted IN this Constitution. and
aet prohibired ~ ia~.
The exceptions made antedass
The superior court. and the prohi-
bltions By law are obviously such cases
~ may DC tried by special tribunals
such A. commissions. investigating
boards and boards Of arbitration OF
course. Ia its sublime wisdom % the law
and constitution this simple provision
docs not affect the jurisdiction 81 the
superior court--at least ia the mind OF
The Democrat
Having sunmarily disposed 81 tho
circuit courts jurisdiction and shown
that the one-horss superior court is
greater than the constitution ~ the
state. The Democrat continues:
enc ~ The parties 20 a suit lives Ia The city.
fhc circuit court has. Simply concurrent i,iris-
dicsian ssh ne superior court The circuit
ctlrrt cannot ~ municipal GAGS CT take
oeraf<ance o. condemnation proceed nx&
The ahovc = half truth clunsily
pat IS tho constitution the circuit
ecuff 80 uai Jurisdiction ir. all the
,eases eifrfl Jpri@licfion ia these eases
is conferred ~ rbe legislature upon the
sarerisr eoags. and 81 hceoneS as %
theee as-ss AZ inferior tribunal licensed
~ law 81 cSerel-- concurrent itlrisdic.
tion with fhe circGlt The jurisdiction
+ therefore part - the circuit courts
jurisdiction and not original and con-
current with the whole in fhe s.nao 10
ten,iei q he conveyed By The Democrat.
Before re superior court eas s,,.ted
the ftGii court had uo greater o. lesser
inr<iira than il nox has. /; the
fepc We rprt were incspseisaied from
sfs see gre circuit court conio take
iefle. 8ste eez14ssnee - try and deter
mine any issue r iaV ~ fart that ght
ari-e eiit4 no Jurisdiction - either.
TIE fcF eanft cannot 80 lisasiss..
I IS therefore .nferier 70 TIA cirniL II
The Superior cceff were shoiiahed Ia 81.
TIA 'rsisiaiiee Nea'i r. r~quire,l ~ con
e. iarsSl..tion ~ liz cir,nt. tseher
tbs - srle ~ Ihe Democrats ,!asm
shss their i1st~iictiona are concurrent Ia
fsl~s. -Cenearrent neaos joint and
~s1si IN sathnrsfy Therefore,. Z the
infer.or hesiy exerciRinz lant sni
elasr a1ftnrity a. % nre several
thir-e. - sfriiehr,i. the sushogiiy q TIE
snpericr tefis remains intact
4 ntsf - el~sz that TIE Deroerats
iafcftaaiten ~ the eutfees - nsissiic
tion ike 81 seesn.i llan3 matter. = To-
eislesiiy sssfr