Legal Opinion
Atlas v. Wayne County Board of Auditors
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1937No. Calendar 39,579PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
Plaintiff asked the circuit court of Wayne county to mandamus the board of county auditors to pay him $1,188.70 which he claimed as salary due him as assistant prosecuting attorney. Plaintiff was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney January 1, 1935. The only .question for consideration is whether he is entitled to a salary of $5,000 per annum, or a lesser sum.
The Constitution (1908), art. 8, § 8, provides:
“The legislature may by general law confer upon the boards of supervisors of the several counties such powers of a local, legislative and administrative character, not inconsistent Avith…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Mixer v. Board of SupervisorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
- People ex rel. Bristow v. Supervisors of Macomb Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1855
- People ex rel. Kennedy v. GiesMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Cooper, Wells & Co. v. City of St. JosephMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
- Board of Supervisors of Saginaw Co. v. HubingerMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
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