Case Name: LUTZ v. DAVIDSON CYCLE CO.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1899-09-12
Citations: 121 Mich. 108
Docket Number: 
Parties: LUTZ v. DAVIDSON CYCLE CO.
Judges: The other Justices concurred.
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 108–109

Head Matter:
LUTZ v. DAVIDSON CYCLE CO.
Attachment — Service and Return.
Case ruled by Davidson v. Fox, 120 Mich. 385.
Error to Wayne; Carpenter, J.
Submitted April 20, 1899.
Decided September 12, 1899.
Attachment proceedings by Fred H. Lutz against the Davidson Cycle Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
Affirmed.
George W. Bates, for appellant.
A. Ward Copley (Cuteheon & Stellwagen, of counsel), for appellee.

Opinion:
Moore, J.
This case was commenced by attachment in justice's court. Defendant appeared specially, and moved. to dismiss the case because of defective service of the writ. Its motion was granted. The case was removed by a general appeal to the circuit court by the plaintiff. In the circuit court the defendant renewed the motion made in justice's court, which motiomwas overruled, and judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff. The case is brought here by defendant, which insists its motion should prevail for the following reasons:
1. That the return of service in this case is defective, because the writ was prematurely served, and there is no showing that any effort was afterwards made to find the last place of residence of the defendant, or of inability to find the defendant or its last place of residence.
2. That, the Davidson Cycle company being a foreign corporation, but doing business in this State, the writ should have been served upon the agent within this State, or the jurisdiction will be lost.
The opinion in the case of Davidson v. Fox, 120 Mich. 385, quotes this return, and establishes its validity. That case controls this one. For that reason it is not necessary to write any further opinion in this case.
Judgment is affirmed.
The other Justices concurred.