City of Detroit v. Board of Water Commissioners
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Wayne; Lillibridge, J. Mandamus by the city of Detroit to compel the board of water commissioners of said city to furnish water, free of charge, to the Detroit House of Correction. From an order granting the writ, respondent brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The city of Detroit, through its corporation counsel, asks a mandamus to compel the board of water commissioners to furnish, free of charge, water to the Detroit House of Correction. The writ was granted by the circuit court, and the respondent has brought the proceeding to this court by certiorari.
The Detroit House of Correction 'appears to have been built by the city under a general power, given to the *495common council, “to establish and build jails, workhouses, and houses of correction for the confinement of offenders; to erect, and provide for erecting, the necessary buildings therefor, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. Board of Water CommissionersMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- City of Detroit v. LaughnaMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
3Cited by1 opinion
- Green v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971