Township of Ross v. Michigan United Railways Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Kalamazoo; Smith (Clement), J., presiding. Mandamus by the township of Ross to compel the Michigan United Railways Company to observe the provisions of a franchise. An -order granting the writ is reviewed by respondent on certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The Michigan United Railways Company is a Michigan corporation. .It operates an electric railway and runs cars between Jackson and Kalamazoo. The relator is a township in Kalamazoo county through which respondent’s line passes. The village of Augusta is within the confines of said township territorially, but as we understand it is in no way governed by the township, nor is it any part of the township for political or municipal purposes. The railway occupies portions of the highway in said township and village, and of respondent’s cars there were 22 daily that were local cars, stopping at all…
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