Shefferly v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Macomb; Eldredge, J. Petition by Mary Shefferly against Roscoe D. Dix, auditor general, Alexander McMillan, and Charles Canned, to reopen a decree in a tax proceeding. From a decree for petitioner, defendants McMillan and Canned appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, C. J.
The petitioner, Mary Shefferly, resided in Detroit. She had a mortgage upon the land described in the petition, situated in the township of Warren, Ma-comb county. In 1893 a tax was levied upon her mortgage interest under the law of 1891. The tax was not paid, was returned delinquent, and sold December 20, 1895, under the tax proceedings taken by the auditor general. The lands were bid off to the State, and were purchased July 24, 1896, by the defendant* Canned. The redemption expired November 30, 1896. January 28-, 1898, she filed this petition to reopen the decree. Relief was granted upon…
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