Auditor General v. Board of Supervisors
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Relator applied for a mandamus to compel the respondents to apportion among the townships for assessment and collection a balance claimed to be due the State. The facts, and points of counsel passed upon by the Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
Application for mandamus.
The relator, as Auditor General of this State, filed a petition for mandamus to compel the board of supervisors of Ottawa county to apportion among the several towns of that county the sum of $39,872.51, and to cause the same to be assessed, collected, and paid over to the State; the Auditor General claiming that the county of Ottawa is indebted to the State in that amount.
It is claimed that this amount is made up of various items, which the county has neglected to pay for several years, and some portion of said sum being for interest charges, on balances struck from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- County of Marquette v. WardMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
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- Aplin v. Board of SupervisorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
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