Case Name: Bertrand D. York v. Ingham Circuit Judge
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1885-06-17
Citations: 57 Mich. 421
Docket Number: 
Parties: Bertrand D. York v. Ingham Circuit Judge.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 421–421

Head Matter:
Bertrand D. York v. Ingham Circuit Judge.
Mandamus — Motion to vacate decree.
A chancery decree is not to he set aside on a mere motion, and if so set aside mandamus lies to vacate the action, hut without prejudice to the right which any party may have had to proceed in a regular way.
Mandamus.
Submitted June 16.
Granted June 17.
L>. Lewis for relator.
Geo. M. Huntington for respondent.
Relator seeks in this proceeding to set aside the action of respondent in vacating, upon motion, a chancery decree entered by him sixteen months before. In answer to the order to show cause, respondent states that he signed the decree, as he supposed, without reading it, and under an impression that it was satisfactory to counsel for all parties. The decree recited that all the material averments of the bill' were true as alleged, but it was also declared to be without prejudice to defendants’ right to file a bill of their own, it being the judge’s opinion that they could not otherwise fully protect their rights. The subsequent order purported to restore the parties to their original situation in all respects, as if no decree had been made, and to leave the answer filed by them, and allowed to be withdrawn,' to stand as the answer to the original bill of complaint.
jS’. L>. Lewis for the writ.
Geo. M. Hv/ntington against.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The Court is of opinion that the decree in this case could not properly be thus set aside on mere motion.
The writ will therefore issue, but without prejudice to any right the parties, or any of them, may have had at the time the action complained of was taken, to take proceedings in the regular way.