Turner v. Lansing Township

On June 7, 1978, Lester N. Turner filed a petition with the Michigan Tax Tribunal alleging excessive assessment of certain partnership property in 1975, 1976, and 1977, and requesting relief from the tribunal. No allegation was made that petitioner or any of the partnership owners had protested to the local board of review in any of the years on which appeal was taken. In October, 1979, respondent township filed a motion to dismiss the petition and, on November 9, 1979, petitioner moved to file an amended petition adding allegations of fraud, misfeasance, and malfeasance and adding a protest…