Atwell v. Barnes
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Lenawee; Lane, J. Bill by Conrad Atwell against Henry F. Barnes, drain commissioner of Lenawee county, and another, to enjoin the collection of a drain tax assessed against complainant’s land. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is a bill filed to set aside proceedings for deepening and widening and extending a drain, and to restrain the collection of a tax levied against the land of the complainant to pay for the same.
It appears from the complainant’s testimony that he appeared before the probate judge, and took part in the selection of commissioners, and subsequently signed bonds on an appeal to the township board taken by one of his neighbors, and that he (complainant) also appeared before the board, and complained of the amount of his assessment, and that the board cut it down somewhat. From this on,…
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