Board of State Tax Commissioners v. Board of Assessors
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by the board of State tax commissioners to compel the board of assessors of the city of Grand Rapids to deliver the assessment rolls of said city to relator for review.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
This is an application for a mandamus to require the respondent board to deliver the assessment rolls to relator, to enable the board to add to the rolls assessments which have been omitted therefrom, and to amend certain assessments made by the local assessors, pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 154, Pub. Acts 1899. The answer of respondent states three grounds for its refusal to comply with the request made by relator that the books be delivered to it for the purpose stated:
I. That the act is unconstitutional.
2. That the act, if valid, does not apply to Grand B-apids.
3. That the relator…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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