Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Van Burén; Collingwood (Charles B.), J., presiding. Bill by the Pere Marquette Railway Company against Oramel B. Fuller, auditor general, and others to set aside a drain tax. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
Plaintiff owns and operates a railroad in the State of Michigan, a portion of its line extending between Grand Rapids and Chicago, passing through the townships of Hartford and Bangor, in Van Burén county, Michigan, crossing at a point in Bangor township what is known as the “Mud Lake drain.” Defendant Ashley was the drain commissioner of Van Burén county and in the fall of 1919 commenced proceedings to deepen and widen Mud Lake drain and to require plaintiff to enlarge its existing culvert across it. The special assessment district provided in those proceedings included a portion of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Auditor General v. BoltMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
- Robertson v. BaxterMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- Kinyon v. DucheneMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- Strack v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
- Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. AshleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
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- Muskegon Township v. Muskegon County Drain CommissionerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. WilcoxMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
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