Woodbridge v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Case reserved from Wayne Circuit in Chancery. The bill was filed against the city of Detroit, and William Cook, city collector, to restrain the collection of a tax assessed for the grading and paving of a part of Fort street.
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Case reserved from Wayne Circuit in Chancery. The bill was filed against the city of Detroit, and William Cook, city collector, to restrain the collection of a tax assessed for the grading and paving of a part of Fort street. The bill shows that, in 1859, the Common Council of Detroit j>assed an ordinance directing the piaving and grading of Fort street, and the placing of curb stones along the same, through a portion of complainant’s land lying upon the same, and for a short distance above: That for fifty feet front of this improvement, the land of Lucy Maria Abbott was assessed §132 60, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Manning J.:
I can not see that the present case differs essentially from Williams v. The Mayor of Detroit, 2 Mich. 560. The city charter then in existence contained the following clause: “And the Common Council shall have full power and authority to provide funds for defraying the expenses of such paving of streets or sidewalks as may be deemed necessary, either by assessment on the owner or occupant of such lot or premises, in front of or adjacent to which such streets or sidewalks may be directed to be paved or repaired, or otherwise, as they may direct.” And it was provided by a city…
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