Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Genesee County, Michigan

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided June 18, 1964No. Civ. A. 52PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROTH, District Judge.

To avoid needless repetition, the statement of facts in the opinion of the three-judge court, Johnson et al. v. Genesee County, D.C., 232 F.Supp. 563, is hereby adopted and incorporated in this opinion.

The thrust of the plaintiff’s complaint is that the sewer improvement here in question was authorized by an affirmative vote of members of the Board of Supervisors representing less than a majority of the population of the county, and that, as a consequence, the majority of the population may be exposed to a contingent financial liability because of the pledging of the full…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Barbier v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Houck v. Little River Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Texas v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1869

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bianchi v. GriffingDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
  2. Detroit Edison Co. v. East China Township School District No. 3District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1965
  3. Delozier v. Tyrone Area School BoardDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Strickland v. BurnsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
  5. Hyden v. BakerDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1968

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