Court Opinion

ID: 3493736
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-05 22:01:48.844948+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:15:02.418928
License: Public Domain

Bill for accounting was filed March 6, 1930, answer on May 16th, and præcipe on May 22d following. Nothing further appears until May 1, 1931, when the cause was listed as case number 7 on the chancery call for assignment.
On that day plaintiffs filed a petition to produce books and records and obtained ex parte from Hon. Adolph F. Marschner, presiding judge, an order to produce.
The cause continued on call on May 4th as number 7, and on May 5th as number 3, and was assigned on that day to Hon. Guy E. Smith, circuit judge. The cause came on for hearing, defendants appearing, plaintiffs not appearing. The bill was dismissed for want of prosecution. Plaintiffs moved to reinstate before the trial judge and were refused. They brought on for hearing a like motion before Judge Marschner and it was denied. The motion was renewed again and denied.
Plaintiffs appeal and contend that under section 6, Court Rule No. 40, the ex parte order to produce operated to stay proceedings, to take the case off the call, and to continue.
It is apparent that Judge Marschner's refusal to sustain his order to produce and that the other orders declining to reinstate are due to the fact that plaintiffs' petition for order to produce was dilatory and for purpose of delay. We find no abuse of discretion in declining to reinstate the cause.
Affirmed. Costs to defendants.
McDONALD, POTTER, SHARPE, NORTH, FEAD, WIEST, and BUTZEL, JJ., concurred. *Page 386