Moore v. Thompson

108 Mich. 283 | Mich. | 1896

Moore, J.

This case has been in this court before, and is reported in Moore v. Thompson, 92 Mich. 498, wherein is contained a full statement of the facts, from which this record does not differ materially. The law as settled in that case must control this one, in so far as it is applicable.

It is urged by the counsel for appellant that the declaration does not contain any count for false imprisonment, and that the last count of plaintiff’s declaration is a count in malicious prosecution. This case has been tried twice in the circuit court and once in this court. In the former trial in this court, Montgomery, J., who wrote the prevailing opinion, stated the case as being “ an action for slander and false imprisonment.” 93 Mich. 501. Grant, J., who wrote the dissenting opinion, wrote, “ The declaration in this case contains two counts, — one for false imprisonment, and the other for slander.” In both of the trials in the circuit court, the counsel for the defendant treated this count as one for false imprisonment, and offered several requests to charge, in which he characterized the count as one.for false imprisonment. No other claim has been made until the case is brought here this time. In the case of Advertiser & Tribune Co. v. City of Detroit, 43 Mich. 116, it was held that the objection relied upon as error must be brought to the notice of the trial court. Also, see case of Howry v. Eppinger, 34 Mich. 30, and the many cases cited there. We do not intimate that the count is not a count for false imprisonment; but, if it is not, it is too late to raise the question now.

Objection is made to some portions of the charge of the trial judge, but an inspection of his charge as an entirety does not disclose any material error. We think it in harmony with the law of the case as decided when the case was here before.

The judgment of the court below is affirmed.

The other Justices concurred.