LeRoy v. East Saginaw City Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Saginaw Circuit. This was an action of replevin, brought by the East Saginaw Railway Company against the City Tax Collector for certain property levied upon for the non-payment of taxes. A verdict was rendered for plaintiff below. The facts are stated in the opinion. This is an action of replevin in the cepit, brought for the recovery of one pair of mares, mentioned in the declaration. The action cannot be maintained unless the property was unlawfully taken.
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Error to Saginaw Circuit. This was an action of replevin, brought by the East Saginaw Railway Company against the City Tax Collector for certain property levied upon for the non-payment of taxes. A verdict was rendered for plaintiff below. The facts are stated in the opinion. This is an action of replevin in the cepit, brought for the recovery of one pair of mares, mentioned in the declaration. The action cannot be maintained unless the property was unlawfully taken. The warrants annexed to the assessment rolls, it is admitted, were in due form of law; and the marshal was therein directed to…
1Opinion of the Court
Christiancy J.
This was an action of replevin brought by defendant in error, a corporation organized under chapter 71, compiled laws (to provide for the construction of train railways), and the Acts of 1861 and 1863 amendatory thereof, against the plaintiff in error, who was marshal and collector of taxes of the city of East Saginaw, who had levied upon and taken the property in question under warrants attached to his rolls, to satisfy state and county taxes, as well as certain city and local taxes assessed against the defendants in error.
The affidavit on behalf of the company upon which the…
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