Attorney General v. Connolly
Michigan Supreme Court
Quo warranto proceedings by Grant Fellows, Attorney General, against William F. Connolly and others to determine the constitutionality of Act No. 174, Pub. Acts 1915. Respondents demurred to the information.
1DissentOstrander, J.
Pursuant to provisions found in Act No. 174, Pub. Acts 1915 (2 Comp. Laws 1915, §§ 5767-5780), entitled “An act to provide for a retirement fund for teachers in certain cases,” which became effective in August, 1915, the governor appointed respondents members of the teachers' retirement fund board, they with the superintendent of public instruction composing the said board.
The act, by its terms, affects all teachers in the public schools of the State except those who, being under contract when the act takes effect, do not elect to come under its provisions. After the act becomes effective,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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