Legal Opinion · Dissent
Blades v. Genesee County Drain District
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1965No. 2; Calendar 63, Docket 50,540PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1DissentDethmers, J.
Plaintiffs filed their complaint in the Genesee county circuit court, asking that the establishment of a special assessment district and assessment roll be set aside. They appeal from entry of summary judgment for defendants.
The Genesee county drain district No. 2 covers most of the northwesterly quarter of Genesee county. Plaintiffs are members of a class of upwards of 375 landowners in that district, mostly farmers, with large parcels of land. Proceedings for creation of the district were instituted in June, 1959, under the drain code of 1956, PA 1956, No 40 (CLS 1961, § 280.1 et seq. as…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Fluckey v. City of PlymouthMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
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