Dean v. Department of Natural Resources

On October 3, 1973, the Ingham County Circuit Court granted defendants’ motion for accelerated judgment against plaintiff, who had instituted the action to set aside a deed by the State of Michigan, after the state had acquired title pursuant to a petition for failure to pay allegedly delinquent Genesee County taxes.

Plaintiff, the owner of certain real estate in Flint, Genesee County, had failed to pay the 1964-65 county taxes. The State Treasurer filed a petition in Genesee County Circuit Court to enforce the payment of these delinquent taxes pursuant to the General Property Tax Act, 1893 PA…