City of Detroit v. O'Connor

Plaintiff city of Detroit appeals from an order entered August 27, 1941, permitting defendant Frank E. 0 ’Connor to appear and file an answer in a tax lien foreclosure brought by the city after his default had been entered following service by publication.

O’Connor, -who resided in the city of New York, was the owner of certain property in the city of Detroit on which taxes for the years 1933 and 1934 were not paid. The city contends that- defendant Detroit Trust Company, a Michigan corporation, was in possession of the premises and was acting as agent in a managerial capacity for O’Connor.

The…