Case Name: CHESEBRO vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Kent)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1888-04-17
Citations: 1 McGrath 647
Docket Number: 
Parties: CHESEBRO vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Kent),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 647–647

Head Matter:
CHESEBRO vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Kent),
70 M., 650.

Opinion:
To compel entry of a final decree in a chancery suit.
Denied April 17, 1888.
It did not satisfactorily appear that relator had moved the court below, prior to filing his application for the writ.
Held, that such a motion is an essential prerequisite to the relief sought.
It further appeared that the judge was willing to enter the decree. Held, that the court will not enter into a consideration of the merits of the issues involved in a chancery case upon application for mandamus.