Legal Opinion
City of Detroit v. Kenwal Products Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 1969No. Docket 3,323, 3,330, 3,331, 3,333, 3,336, 3,349, 3,350, 3,351, 3,375, 3,377, and 3,527PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurns, J.
Eleven Detroit steel warehousing companies appeal by leave from tax commission decisions which ordered the value of certain steel to be placed on the city of Detroit personal property assessment rolls. The steel in question was shipped from foreign ports to Detroit where after clearing customs it was delivered to defendants’ warehouses and stored for resale. Defendants claim that the steel was immune from property taxes because of US Const, art 1, § 10, cl. 2, and cases which have interpreted that provision.
In Brown v. Maryland (1827), 25 US (12 Wheat) 419 (6 L Ed 678), the Supreme Court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Hooven & Allison Co. v. EvattSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Low v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- City of Detroit v. Lake Superior Paper Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by7 opinions
- Wolverine Steel Co. v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- Garment Corp. of America v. State Tax CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Socomet, Inc. v. City of Detroit Socomet, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Nor-Cote, Inc v. Wayne CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- City of Detroit v. Klockner, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1968
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