Case Name: HOFFMAN vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (St. Clair)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1877-06-19
Citations: 1 McGrath 907
Docket Number: 
Parties: HOFFMAN vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (St. Clair),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 907–907

Head Matter:
HOFFMAN vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (St. Clair),
37 M., 131.

Opinion:
To compel respondent to grant a new trial in an ejectment case, wherein there had been a non-suit.
Denied June 19, 1877.
Held, that an application to set aside a non-suit is addressed to the discretion of the court below and the statute has no reference to such a case. The statute intends to give the parties a second trial upon the facts, and the case is only, brought within it where it appears that one trial has already been had.