Baker v. State Land Office Board

Plaintiff filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in this court to compel repayment to him of moneys paid to the State land office board in the purchase of certain real estate. He contends that the State did not have a valid title to the lands sold, and that the statute under which the sale was made is unconstitutional.

Prior to the 1938 sale of tax-delinquent lands in Genesee county and throughout the statutory period of redemption, plaintiff held title in fee to certain subdivision lots in Burton township included in the list of properties affected by the petition of the auditor general for…