Township of Clinton v. Teachout
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Lenawee; Chester, J. Bill by the townships of Clinton, Macon, Tecumseh, and Raisin against Franklin D. Teachout, drain commissioner of Lenawee county, to set aside certain drain proceedings, and to restrain the collection of assessments. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The bill in this cause was filed to set aside drain proceedings, and restrain the collection of assessments against certain lands, and the townships at large, of the townships of Clinton, Tecumseh, Raisin, and Macon, in Lenawee county. The grounds relied upon are (1) that the proceedings are void upon their face; (2) that the assessment was a “legal fraud;” (3) that complainants did not have a fair and impartial hearing before the *126board of review. The defense denies that the proceedings were void, and urges that certiorari is the only method recognized for attacking the regularity of drain…
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