Case Name: CRIBBEN ET AL. vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (St. Clair)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1891-05-05
Citations: 1 McGrath 486
Docket Number: No. 11970
Parties: CRIBBEN ET AL. vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (St. Clair),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 486–489

Head Matter:
CRIBBEN ET AL. vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (St. Clair),
No. 11970.

Opinion:
To compel respondent to enter an order allowing plaintiffs to amend the return day in a summons.
Order to show cause denied May 5, 1891.
On March 25, 1891, relator commenced suit in the St. Clair Circuit by summons, but by mistake the return day was fixed for March 14, instead of April 14, the day named in the praecipe. A writ of garnishment returnable April 14 was issued on the same day: After service, as it is alleged, and after the garnishee had paid ovei' the moneys in his hands, plaintiffs moved to amend.
This is the third application.