Manistee River Improvement Co. v. Lamport
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Manistee. Assumpsit by tbe company to recover tolls as fixed by ¿he Board of Control. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMarston, J.
In my opinion the material questions sought to be raised in the present case were disposed of by this Court in Benjamin v. Manistee River Imp. Co. 42 Mich. 628.
The right of the Board of Control to fix tolls and that their action in the premises could not be reviewed in this Court was declared in that case. That the Board is given a large discretionary power in fixing the tolls is conceded, and where such a power is given to a court or board the rule of law is well settled that the conclusion arrived at is not subject to review. The Legislature has committed to the Board the duty of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Benjamin v. Manistee River Improvement Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by1 opinion
- Manistee River Improvement Co. v. SandsMichigan Supreme Court · 1884