Smith v. Crittenden
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw Circuit. This was an action of trespass to recover damages of the Supervisor of Pittsfield for having attached his warrant to the tax roll for 1865, by reason of which plaintiff’s property was seized. The tax was alleged to be illegal. Judgment was rendered for the defendant. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Christiancy J.
This was an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant, who was supervisor of the *155township of Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, for ' 1865, for having attached his warrant to the assessment or tax roll of the township for that year, under the command of which the plaintiff’s property was seized by the township treasurer for the taxes. The only tax, the validity of which was disputed by the plaintiff, was the sum of five thousand two hundred dollars levied as a township- tax for the purpose of paying bounties to volunteers for filling the quota of the…
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