Farr v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Hosmer, J. Bill by Merton E. Farr against the city of Detroit and Thomas M. Lucking, receiver of taxes, to restrain the collection of a paving tax. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
In this case, in my view, the question presented is whether this complainant is entitled to the remedy which he seeks in a court of equity. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Grant. The stipulation is that complainant had such knowledge of the work as a person living on said avenue would naturally have. There was testimony tending to show that this property was benefited by the improvement *201to the extent of the assessment. In addition to this, complainant was bound to take notice of the public statutes of the State, and that, under the charter of the city of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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