Briggs v. McKinley
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Newaygo; Palmer, J. Mandamus by Milton H. Briggs and F. M. Jackson, trustees of the village of Grant, to compel Alex. J. McKinley, Owen Colligan, and William Hudson, also trustees of said village, to join with relators in rescinding the approval of a liquor bond. From an order denying the writ, relators bring certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is certiorari to review the action of the circuit judge in refusing a writ of mandamus. The relators and respondents comprise the board of trustees of the village of Grant, Newaygo county. The petition avers that on the 29th of April’ 1901, at a special meeting held by the board, there were present the president pro tem., Briggs, McKinley, Jackson, Colligan, and Hudson, comprising the two relators and the three respondents; that at this meeting the retail liquor bond of Ors Bisard was presented for approval; that the bond was approved by a majority vote, the respondents voting in the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bailey v. Van Buren Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
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