Legal Opinion

School District v. City of Pontiac

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 1933No. Docket No. 169, Calendar No. 37,147PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNorth, J.

This appeal from a decree entered in the circuit court of Oakland county, in chancery, dismissing plaintiff’s bill of complaint presents for review the following questions:(1) Was section 21, article 10, legally adopted and made a part of the Michigan Constitution at the November, 1932, election?(2) If legally adopted, what is its proper construction in the particulars .hereinafter noted?

The amendment reads:

“Section 21. The total amount of taxes assessed against property for all purposes in any one year shall not exceed one and one-half per cent, of the assessed valuation of said property,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kearney v. Board of State AuditorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Scott v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Simpson v. HillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927

3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Durant v. State Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Durant v. State of MichiganMichigan Supreme Court · 1997
  4. City of Jackson v. Com'r of RevenueMichigan Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Leininger v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1947

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