Case Name: GORDON vs. RECORDERS' COURT JUDGE (Detroit)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1894-01-17
Citations: 1 McGrath 963
Docket Number: No. 13775
Parties: GORDON vs. RECORDERS’ COURT JUDGE (Detroit),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 963–963

Head Matter:
GORDON vs. RECORDERS’ COURT JUDGE (Detroit),
No. 13775.

Opinion:
To compel respondent to sign a bill of exceptions on behalf of relator who had been convicted of the murder of his own daughter.
Denied January 17, 1894.
The relator contended that but a single question was involved, viz., as to whether his wife was a competent witness against him, and the bill as presented contained only the testimony of the wife and the court insisted that the testimony of the relator should be included.