Horner v. Board of Supervisors
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Ionia; Davis, J. Mandamus by Hozial Horner, supervisor of the township of Portland, to compel the board of supervisors of Ionia county and Isaiah Long, chairman of said board, to declare a resolution passed by a majority vote to be carried. There was an order granting the writ, and respondent brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
An examination of the opinion in Board of Sup’rs of Ionia Co. v. Ionia Circuit Judge, 134 Mich. 412, will aid in understanding this proceeding, which is to review the action of the circuit judge in granting a writ of mandamus directing said board of supervisors to convene, and to declare a certain resolution which will be referred to later carried.
The bridge mentioned in the above opinion was built in 1904 and was carried away by a freshet in the spring of *5821905. Pursuant to notice duly served, the highway commissioners and the township boards of the townships of Danby and Portland met on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thomas v. Kent Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Board of Supervisors v. Ionia Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1903