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Civil Procedure-Verdicts-New Trial For Defendant Because Of Inadequacy Of Verdict Against Him, Cleaveland J. Rice S. Ed.
Civil Procedure-Verdicts-New Trial For Defendant Because Of Inadequacy Of Verdict Against Him, Cleaveland J. Rice S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff sued on a contract for a pro rata share of an agreed $750 annual bonus in addition to salary. The evidence was undisputed that plaintiff had worked for at least the first six months of the year, and possibly seven. The jury was instructed that if it should find that there was such a contract, it should return a verdict for a fractional part of $750, the amount depending upon the portion of the year worked. The result was a verdict in favor of plaintiff for only $312.50. The trial court denied defendant's motion for new trial on grounds …
Labor Law-Breach Of No-Strike Covenant-Damage Suits Against Unions, Bernard L. Goodman S. Ed.
Labor Law-Breach Of No-Strike Covenant-Damage Suits Against Unions, Bernard L. Goodman S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff corporation and defendant union entered into a collective bargaining agreement which provided that there should be no strikes by members of the union until the grievance procedure prescribed therein was exhausted. A walkout in violation of this agreement occurred and the plaintiff sought damages for the consequent loss of profits. A statute provided that ''Whenever any unincorporated . . . association . . . shall be formed in this state . . . actions . . . may be brought by or against such associations. . . " On de novo hearing, held, the defendant was amenable to …
Municipal Corporations-Validity Of Agreement By Municipal Employees To Accept Less Than Statutory Salary, John T. Gallagher
Municipal Corporations-Validity Of Agreement By Municipal Employees To Accept Less Than Statutory Salary, John T. Gallagher
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff firemen sued the City of Chattanooga to recover the difference between the salary actually paid them during the depression years and the minimum salary provided by statute. The city, as a defense, relied upon certain instruments voluntarily executed by the plaintiffs by which they authorized the city auditor to reduce their salaries by a specified amount each month during these years so that the city could meet its budget without being compelled to exercise its legal right to reduce the fire force. The plaintiffs claimed that the reductions were illegal because of the minimum salary fixed by law. On …
Karlen: Primer Of Procedure, Charles W. Joiner
Karlen: Primer Of Procedure, Charles W. Joiner
Michigan Law Review
A Review of PRIMER OF PROCEDURE. By Delmar Karlen.
Process--Immunity From Service--Person Entering A State To File An Action, Patrick J. Ledwidge
Process--Immunity From Service--Person Entering A State To File An Action, Patrick J. Ledwidge
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner, a resident of Missouri, entered California to gain custody of his child from its maternal grandmother. After eight days of fruitless negotiation he commenced habeas corpus proceedings. While attempting to serve the writ of habeas corpus, petitioner was served with a summons in an action brought by the grandmother for support of the child. When the trial court denied petitioner's motion to quash the service of summons on him, he sought a writ of prohibition from the district court of appeals to prevent further prosecution of the second action. Held, petition denied; petitioner's eight day delay justified inference …
Labor Law-Breach Of No-Strike Covenant-Damage Suits Against Unions, Bernard L. Goodman S. Ed.
Labor Law-Breach Of No-Strike Covenant-Damage Suits Against Unions, Bernard L. Goodman S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff corporation and defendant union entered into a collective bargaining agreement which provided that there should be no strikes by members of the union until the grievance procedure prescribed therein was exhausted. A walkout in violation of this agreement occurred and the plaintiff sought damages for the consequent loss of profits. A statute provided that ''Whenever any unincorporated . . . association . . . shall be formed in this state . . . actions . . . may be brought by or against such associations. . . " On de novo hearing, held, the defendant was amenable to …
Karlen: Primer Of Procedure, Charles W. Joiner
Karlen: Primer Of Procedure, Charles W. Joiner
Michigan Law Review
A Review of PRIMER OF PROCEDURE. By Delmar Karlen.
The Limitation Of Taxation Of Transfers In Contemplation Of Death By The Revenue Act Of 1950, Edmund W. Pavenstedt
The Limitation Of Taxation Of Transfers In Contemplation Of Death By The Revenue Act Of 1950, Edmund W. Pavenstedt
Michigan Law Review
The Revenue Act of 1950 amended the estate tax provision dealing with transfers in contemplation of death, which has been on the books ever since the estate tax first appeared as a war emergency measure during World War I, by eliminating from this category all transfers made more than three years prior to the date of death. All transfers made within that period are deemed under the new law to have been made in contemplation of death (and hence are includible in the transferor's gross estate) unless the contrary is shown. Such a rebuttable presumption formerly was limited by the …
The Limitation Of Taxation Of Transfers In Contemplation Of Death By The Revenue Act Of 1950, Edmund W. Pavenstedt
The Limitation Of Taxation Of Transfers In Contemplation Of Death By The Revenue Act Of 1950, Edmund W. Pavenstedt
Michigan Law Review
The Revenue Act of 1950 amended the estate tax provision dealing with transfers in contemplation of death, which has been on the books ever since the estate tax first appeared as a war emergency measure during World War I, by eliminating from this category all transfers made more than three years prior to the date of death. All transfers made within that period are deemed under the new law to have been made in contemplation of death (and hence are includible in the transferor's gross estate) unless the contrary is shown. Such a rebuttable presumption formerly was limited by the …
Municipal Corporations-Validity Of Agreement By Municipal Employees To Accept Less Than Statutory Salary, John T. Gallagher
Municipal Corporations-Validity Of Agreement By Municipal Employees To Accept Less Than Statutory Salary, John T. Gallagher
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff firemen sued the City of Chattanooga to recover the difference between the salary actually paid them during the depression years and the minimum salary provided by statute. The city, as a defense, relied upon certain instruments voluntarily executed by the plaintiffs by which they authorized the city auditor to reduce their salaries by a specified amount each month during these years so that the city could meet its budget without being compelled to exercise its legal right to reduce the fire force. The plaintiffs claimed that the reductions were illegal because of the minimum salary fixed by law. On …
Process--Immunity From Service--Person Entering A State To File An Action, Patrick J. Ledwidge
Process--Immunity From Service--Person Entering A State To File An Action, Patrick J. Ledwidge
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner, a resident of Missouri, entered California to gain custody of his child from its maternal grandmother. After eight days of fruitless negotiation he commenced habeas corpus proceedings. While attempting to serve the writ of habeas corpus, petitioner was served with a summons in an action brought by the grandmother for support of the child. When the trial court denied petitioner's motion to quash the service of summons on him, he sought a writ of prohibition from the district court of appeals to prevent further prosecution of the second action. Held, petition denied; petitioner's eight day delay justified inference …
Bailments-Owner Of Railroad Station Lockers As Bailee Of The User's Goods, Richard W. Billings
Bailments-Owner Of Railroad Station Lockers As Bailee Of The User's Goods, Richard W. Billings
Michigan Law Review
Action was brought by the plaintiffs for the loss of a package of costume jewelry placed in a locker owned by the defendant company. The locker was of the type commonly found in railroad stations; one desiring to use it merely places his goods in the locker, inserts a coin, removes the key and retains it in his possession. Although the defendant kept a master key and reserved the right to remove any article which remained in the locker longer than the 24-hour rental period, it exercised no other control. On the other hand, the user had access to the …
Agency-Election To Sue Undisclosed Principal Or Agent, Alan C. Boyd S. Ed.
Agency-Election To Sue Undisclosed Principal Or Agent, Alan C. Boyd S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff brought action against a principal and his agent to foreclose a mechanic's lien on the principal's real property, alleging that he had expended labor and materials in the improvement of the principal's land pursuant to a contract between himself and the agent. Though plaintiff joined the agent as a party defendant, he did not pray for relief against him. Both defendants moved to dismiss the action. Held, action dismissed as to the agent. Whether or not the principal was disclosed at the time the contract arose, the action was properly dismissed as against the agent. If the principal …
Negligence-Liability Of Landlord For Injuries To Persons On The Premises, John A. Hellstrom S. Ed.
Negligence-Liability Of Landlord For Injuries To Persons On The Premises, John A. Hellstrom S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, an invitee, sued for injuries caused by the fall of plaster from the ceiling of a tavern operated by a tenant in a building owned by defendant. Held, the rule whereby a lessor of premises leased for a public use is liable to an invitee of his tenant is inapplicable. Warner v. Fry, (Mo. 1950) 228 S.W. (2d) 729.
Judgments-Res Judicata Between Adverse Codefendants, Nolan W. Carson
Judgments-Res Judicata Between Adverse Codefendants, Nolan W. Carson
Michigan Law Review
ln an attempt to enforce a personal judgment, the judgment creditor brought a statutory equity suit jointly against the judgment debtor (plaintiff in the present suit) and the defendant insurance company to reach and apply the proceeds of a motor vehicle liability policy. The bill was dismissed as to the insurance company. In a subsequent action by plaintiff on the policy, the answer set up the equity decree as res judicata. Plaintiff demurred on the ground that the answer failed to allege that the parties were adversaries inter sese under the pleadings of the former suit. Held, order overruling …
Corporations-Stockholder's Suit To Compel Declaration Of Dividends- Necessity Of Directors As Parties, Daniel A. Isaacson S.Ed.
Corporations-Stockholder's Suit To Compel Declaration Of Dividends- Necessity Of Directors As Parties, Daniel A. Isaacson S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, a citizen of New York and the owner of some preferred stock in the defendant Delaware corporation, brought a class action against the corporation in a federal district court in Pennsylvania to compel the declaration and payment of dividends on the preferred stock, alleging that the directors had acted in had faith in violation of their duties as fiduciaries. Defendant's articles of incorporation provided that the preferred stock was entitled to receive dividends "when and as declared by the Board of Directors"; the by-laws permitted a majority of the hoard to constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business. …
Negligence-Gas-Duty To Inspect Abandoned Pipes, Alan C. Boyd.
Negligence-Gas-Duty To Inspect Abandoned Pipes, Alan C. Boyd.
Michigan Law Review
Three persons were asphyxiated in a house in which they were sleeping when pressure caused by the settling of the house broke a gas pipe underneath. The house had no foundation but was supported by posts. Gas service had been discontinued eighteen years before, and the meter was removed at that time. The gas, however, had not been shut off at the curb but was allowed by the company to remain in the pipes beneath the house. The defendant gas company had made no inspection since the service had been discontinued. The plaintiffs, representatives of the deceased persons, brought actions, …
Admiralty-Foreign Attachment-Jurisdiction Of Court Defeated By Fraudulent Transfer, Paul E. Anderson S.Ed.
Admiralty-Foreign Attachment-Jurisdiction Of Court Defeated By Fraudulent Transfer, Paul E. Anderson S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Respondent, a Colombian corporation, contracted with libelant to transport a cargo of rice in its vessel, the Cali. On January 17, 1948, the Cali was wrecked and most of the rice lost. During the month of February the corporation, Compania Colombiana del Caribe, was formed under Colombian law, and on February 25, 1948, respondent's only other vessel, the Alacran (renamed the Caribe) was transferred to it. On March 7, 1948, libelants brought a libel in personam against respondent in the Canal Zone district court and had the court issue a foreign attachment on the Caribe, then steaming …
Torts-Attractive Nuisance-Ponds, Lloyd J. Tyler, Jr.
Torts-Attractive Nuisance-Ponds, Lloyd J. Tyler, Jr.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff's four-year-old daughter drowned in a pond on defendant's land. The pond was from six to ten feet deep, with extremely steep banks, and contained various forms of marine life and debris. The pond was useless and was eliminated by the defendant soon after the drowning. The defendant knew that at least twenty small children resided in the immediate area and the pond was visible and accessible to them. In a damage action for the death, held, the defendant was liable under the attractive nuisance doctrine. Saxton v. Plum Orchards, Inc., (La. 1949) 40 S. (2d) 791 (1949).
Federal Procedure--Third-Party Practice--Contbibution Among Joint Or Concurrent Tort-Feasors, Paul M.D. Harrison
Federal Procedure--Third-Party Practice--Contbibution Among Joint Or Concurrent Tort-Feasors, Paul M.D. Harrison
Michigan Law Review
A sued B for injuries arising out of a collision between B's taxicab and an automobile driven by C, in which A was riding as a guest passenger. B filed a third-party complaint against C, who denied B's allegation of negligence and counterclaimed against B for personal injuries. A did not amend his complaint to assert a claim against C. The jury found that A's injury was caused by the concurrent negligence of B and C. Judgment for $11,500 was given to A against B, and B was awarded a judgment against …
Constitutional Law–Due Process–Equal Protection Of The Laws–Anti-"Strike Suit'' Legislation Held Constitutional, Joseph Gricar S.Ed.
Constitutional Law–Due Process–Equal Protection Of The Laws–Anti-"Strike Suit'' Legislation Held Constitutional, Joseph Gricar S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff brought a derivative suit against the defendant, a Delaware corporation, in a United States district court in New Jersey. While the suit was in process, New Jersey passed a statute permitting a corporation in whose name a suit was brought to demand security for reasonable expenses including attorney fees. The plaintiff stockholder was to be liable for such expenses if the suit was unsuccessful. The statute was not to apply when the complainant's holding represented 5% of the par or stated value of the corporation's outstanding stock or had a value of $50,000. Since the act applied to suits …
Process-Misnomer In Summons-Amendment, R. Lawrence Storms S.Ed.
Process-Misnomer In Summons-Amendment, R. Lawrence Storms S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff intended to sue James Brago, but by mistake used the name "Joseph Brago" in the complaint and summons. Joseph happened to be the name of intended defendant's brother. Copies of process were left with James' wife, but as sister-in-law of Joseph who resided elsewhere. When plaintiff realized the error, the statute of limitations prevented his bringing a new suit. Plaintiff's motion to amend the summons and complaint was granted. On appeal, held, order reversed so far as it purports to amend the summons. Patrick v. Brago, 4 N.J. Super. 226, 66 A. (2d) 749 (1949).
The Privy Council And Private Law In The Tudor And Stuart Period: Ii, John P. Dawson
The Privy Council And Private Law In The Tudor And Stuart Period: Ii, John P. Dawson
Michigan Law Review
In a previous instalment an attempt was made to describe the main subjects of private litigation dealt with by the English Privy Council under the Tudors and early Stuarts. It was suggested that the subjects were most heterogeneous and that the total volume of such litigation was large. In the present instalment will be discussed, first, the methods used to reduce the volume of private litigation by direct and indirect means; then the powers of coercion possessed by the Privy Council; and finally, its relations to the ordinary courts.
Legislation-Federal Tort Claims Act-Applicable To Military Personnel, B. J. George, Jr.
Legislation-Federal Tort Claims Act-Applicable To Military Personnel, B. J. George, Jr.
Michigan Law Review
An automobile containing two furloughed soldiers and their father was struck by a negligently operated army vehicle, resulting in the death of one soldier and injury to the other two occupants. In a suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act the father and injured soldier recovered in their own right and the father also recovered as administrator of the deceased soldier's estate. The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the judgments in favor of the servicemen, holding that there was an implied exception in the act prohibiting such suits because of benefits available to servicemen in the form …
Negligence-Proof Of Causation, Walter Dean
Negligence-Proof Of Causation, Walter Dean
Michigan Law Review
Decedent, a passenger on defendant's railroad was bound for X Terminal. The car doors were open and a trainman called out, "X Terminal, next," but the train stopped in the dark at point Y before reaching the announced destination to allow another train to pass. Decedent's body was found near point Y. Suit was brought by decedent's widow under the state "wrongful death" statutes. The lower court held that the plaintiff's failure to show that decedent left the train at point Y was a fatal gap in the causal chain, and gave judgment for the defendant notwithstanding the …
International Law-Legal Capacity Of The United Nations-Assertion Of Claim In Behalf Of Its Agents, Paul E. Anderson S. Ed.
International Law-Legal Capacity Of The United Nations-Assertion Of Claim In Behalf Of Its Agents, Paul E. Anderson S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
In a decision handed down April 11, 1949, the court unanimously answered question I(a) (Can the United Nations sue for damages done to itself?) affirmatively. Question I(b) (Can the United Nations sue for damages done to its agents?) was also answered in the affirmative, but over the dissent of four judges. On question II, the majority of the court asserted that a conflict between the agent's national state and the United Nations would be avoided because the United Nations would be claiming only for breach of the obligation due to it.
Conflict Of Laws-Suit By Foreign Administrator Under Wrongful Death Act Of His State, Donald D. Davis S. Ed.
Conflict Of Laws-Suit By Foreign Administrator Under Wrongful Death Act Of His State, Donald D. Davis S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, an administrator appointed by a Michigan court, brought action in New York to recover for the wrongful death in Michigan of his infant daughter. Defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that a foreign administrator had no standing to sue in New York without first obtaining ancillary letters. Held, motion denied. A foreign administrator, suing as a statutory trustee, is entitled to maintain action in New York on the strength of his original letters. Wiener v. Specific Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 298 N.Y. 346, 83 N.E. (2d) 673 (1949).
Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure-Statute Of Limitations Not Tolled By Filing Complaint Under Rule 3, Clinton R. Ashford S. Ed.
Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure-Statute Of Limitations Not Tolled By Filing Complaint Under Rule 3, Clinton R. Ashford S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff's cause of action arose out of a highway accident that occurred on October 1, 1943. Basing jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship, he brought suit in a United States District Court in Kansas. The complaint was filed on September 4, 1945, and defendant was served on December 28, 1945. In Kansas, the two-year statute of limitations applicable to such tort claims is tolled by service on the defendant, not by filing the complaint. Held, plaintiff is barred by the Kansas statute of limitations. Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co., Inc., (U.S. 1949) 69 S.Ct. 1233.
Torts-Right Of Infant To Recover For Pre-Natal Injuries, Melvin J. Spencer S. Ed.
Torts-Right Of Infant To Recover For Pre-Natal Injuries, Melvin J. Spencer S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff's mother, while pregnant with plaintiff, a viable child, was fatally injured in a fall from the steps of defendant's bus. Plaintiff was seriously injured by the fall and was born prematurely. On demurrer to plaintiff's petition, held, plaintiff had a remedy under the Constitution of Ohio for pre-natal injuries negligently inflicted. Williams v. The Marion Rapid Transit, Inc., 152 Ohio St. 114, 87 N.E. (2d) 334 (1949).
Alternative Pleading: I, Roy W. Mcdonald
Alternative Pleading: I, Roy W. Mcdonald
Michigan Law Review
The present series of articles seeks to test the extent to which the dictates of this common professional experience have influenced the statutes, rules, and precedents which govern our civil practice. As a background for a review of procedures typical of the code and federal practice within the United States, it will be useful initially to consider briefly the English practice during the past century and a half. The English procedures, as they existed at the end of the eighteenth century, though everywhere locally modified and simplified in some respects, formed authoritative guides for the practices of most of the …