Case Name: DETROIT TUG & WRECKING CO. vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Wayne)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1889-06-21
Citations: 1 McGrath 859
Docket Number: 
Parties: DETROIT TUG & WRECKING CO. vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Wayne),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 859–859

Head Matter:
DETROIT TUG & WRECKING CO. vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Wayne),
75 M., 360.

Opinion:
To compel respondent to grant a new trial.
Denied June 21, 1889.
The granting of a new trial rests in the discretion of the trial court, which, if not abused, cannot be interfered with by the Supreme Court.
To warrant such interference, the abuse ought to be so plain that, upon consideration of the facts upon which the trial judge acted, an unprejudiced person can say that there was no justification or excuse for the ruling made.
In applications for mandamus, the court must rely upon the facts set up in the answer of the respondent.