Legal Opinion
Spoon-Shacket Co. v. County of Oakland
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1959No. Docket 42, Calendar 47,703PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*153Black, j.
That the profession may properly be informed with respect to the unusual nature of this case and the self-reversible result I would reach, the opinion of the presiding chancellor is quoted in continuing part as follows:
“The plaintiff, Spoon-Shacket Company, Inc., a Michigan corporation, is the owner of lots 65 through 83, inclusive, and outlot A of Spoon-Shacket Subdivision, city of Madison Heights, Oakland county, Michigan. Except for outlot A, those lots were assessed by the township of Royal Oak for tax purposes in the year 1955 at valuations, ranging from $150 to $400.
“In 1955 a…
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