Auditor General v. Sparrow
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Gogebic; Haire, J. In the matter of the petition of the auditor general for the sale of lands delinquent for the taxes of 1894: On objections filed by Edward W. Sparrow and others. All parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Several answers were filed by various landowners in opposition to the proceedings instituted in the circuit court of Gogebic county, under the statute, by the auditor general, for the foreclosure of tax liens and the collection of taxes for the year 1894; and the cause is brought to this court by appeal taken by all parties.
As it is conceded that the tax for county roads is invalid, there is no occasion to discuss that subject.
It is claimed that the entire county tax is invalid, for the want of a proper equalization and apportionment. The following quotation from the record will show the…
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