Township of Elba v. County of Gratiot

Petitioners in the circuit court of Gratiot county by suit started in January, 1936, sought a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the respondents and appellees to allocate, apportion and pay, from moneys received by the county of Gratiot pursuant to the provisions of Acts Nos. 7 and 8, Pub. Acts 1934 (1st Ex. Sess.), and Acts Nos. 81 and 107, Pub. Acts 1933, $10,680 for the retirement of good roads bonds of Elba township.

The trial court denied the relief sought, holding Acts Nos. 7 and 8, Pub. Acts 1934 (1st Ex. Sess.), were unconstitutional because the governor had not, in his call for…