Legal Opinion
DeWitt Township v. Clinton County
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 2, 1982No. Docket No. 50666PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMackenzie, J.
This case presents questions concerning the constitutionality of a property tax rate reduction provision. By 1975 PA 243, the Legislature amended MCL 211.34(1); MSA 7.52(1) to provide, in relevant part:
"[E]ach year * * * the county board shall advise the local taxing units when the state tax commission increases the equalized value of the county as established by the board of county commissioners and each taxing unit other than a school district, intermediate school district, or community college district, shall immediately reduce its millage rate so that subsequent to the increase ordered by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Williams v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Dation v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1946
- Township of Pine Grove v. TalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Gilman v. City of SheboyganSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State-William Partnership v. GaleMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
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