Case Name: Hugh McCurdy v. Joseph R. Bowman and another
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1873-04-30
Citations: 27 Mich. 214
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hugh McCurdy v. Joseph R. Bowman and another.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 214–215

Head Matter:
Hugh McCurdy v. Joseph R. Bowman and another.
Equity pleading and practice: Appeal: Notices: S&'Vice. An appeal in chancery in a case where the evidence has been taken in open court will not be dismissed for the reason that the notices of appeal and of settling a case upon the evidence were served upon the appellee in person instead of his solicitor of record» where he is himself a solicitor of the court and has taken part in the management and trial of the cause and made no objection to the service at the time.
Heard April 29.
Decided April 30,
Appeal in Chancery from Shiawassee circuit.
Motion by complainant (appellee) to dismiss the appeal.
Theodore Bomeyn, for the motion.
O. A. Kent, contra.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Motion to dismiss an appeal in chancery in a case where tbe evidence had been taken in open court, for the reason that tbe notices of appeal and of settling a ease upon the evidence, bad'been served upon the complainant (appellee) in person, instead of bis solicitor of record.
It appearing, however, that tbe complainant was himself a solicitor of tbe court and bad taken part in tbe management and trial of the case, and that when tbe notices were served upon him, be made no objection to such service being made upon himself instead of bis solicitor, which, if made, would have enabled the solicitor for the appellant at once to Lave corrected tbe error and made tbe service upon the solicitor: Held, that bis own conduct, having tended to
mislead the appellant's solicitor into tbe belief that sucli service was satisfactory, complainant cannot now object to the validity of tbe notice for tbe purpose of dismissing the appeal or invalidating the case settled upon such notice.
Motion denied.