County of Wayne v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Way ire Circuit. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the County of Wayne to recover certain fmes collected in the Central Police Station Court of the City of Detroit.
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Error to Way ire Circuit. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the County of Wayne to recover certain fmes collected in the Central Police Station Court of the City of Detroit. The cause was tried by the court without a jury on tbe following stipulation: “It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between tbe plaintiff and defendant in tbe above entitled suit, by their respective attorneys, that on the trial of said cause, the following facts will be admitted without further proof, and stand in all respects as if regularly and conclusively proven thereon, to wit: First: That the…
1Opinion of the Court
Cooley Oh. J.
As I understand this case, all the fine moneys which the County seeks to recover from the City, in this suit, were imposed and collected under the authority of section 11 of chapter 13 of the Charter of Detroit, as amended in *3981861. That section is as follows: “It shall be the duty of the Police Justice to attend at the police station house at such times as shall be prescribed by the Common Council; he shall summarily examine into the case of every person confined in said station house, and if he adjudge any person guilty of vagrancy, disorderly conduct, or any violation of…
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