Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Ellson
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Marquette; Stone, J. Bill by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company against William J. Ellson, treasurer of Onota township, Alger county, to restrain the sale of a quantity of coal under a tax warrant. From a decree dismissing the bill on demurrer, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, C. J.
This bill is filed to restrain the defendant, who' is township treasurer of the township of Onota, Alger' county, from selling a quantity of coal for a tax assessed upon certain lands of complainant. It appears by the bill that the complainant is a railroad corporation, operating a line of road for the transportation of persons and property and the mails of the United States, extending through the States of Michigan and Wisconsin to the city of Chicago, and through or into three other States. It is the owner of a quantity of lands situate in the township of Onota, Alger county. These lands…
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