Legal Opinion
Bacon v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1937No. Docket No. 141, Calendar No. 39,770PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, C. J.
Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and all other taxpayers of the city of Detroit, filed bill of complaint to enjoin performance of a certain incinerator contract between the city of Detroit and the county of Wayne, and for other relief incidental thereto.
Defendants moved to dismiss the bill for want of equity, lack of right in plaintiff to sue, and because of former adjudication of the issues in Jones v. City of Detroit, 277 Mich. 272. The court granted the motion to dismiss.
In substance, the bill charges that the city of Detroit made application to the Public Works Administration of the United…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- City of Saginaw v. Consumers' Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
- Ludington Water-Supply Co. v. City of LudingtonMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- East Jordan Lumber Co. v. Village of East JordanMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Leib v. BostwickMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Walinske v. Detroit-Wayne Joint Building AuthorityMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
- Oakland County Drain Com'r v. City of Royal OakMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
- Conroy v. City of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
- Wolgamood v. Village of ConstantineMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
- Lake Superior District Power Co. v. City of BessemerMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
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