Auditor General v. Rutter
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Ingham; Wiest, J. Petition by James B. Bradley, auditor general, for the sale of land delinquent for taxes: On objections by Samuel J. Rutter. From a decree for contestant, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
In 1897 the west one-third of lots 11 and 12, block 144, of the city of Lansing, was assessed for State, county, city, ward, highway, and school purposes. These taxes not having been paid, said description was returned delinquent to the auditor general’s office for said taxes, together with the penalty and interest prescribed by the provisions of the general tax law, amounting to the sum of $31.64. Under date of June 30, 1899, the auditor general rejected the taxes in question and charged the same to the county of Ingham, under section 95 of the general tax law (Act No. 206, Pub. Acts 1893 [1…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Manistee & Grand Rapids Railroad v. Auditor GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1897