Dunitz v. Albert Pick & Co.

The charter of the city of Detroit (tit. 6, chap. 4, § 26) provides:

“All city taxes upon personal property shall become on said fifteenth day of July a lien thereon and so remain until paid, and no transfer of the personal property assessed shall operate to divest or destroy such lien.”

The taxes upon the personalty in what are known as the Lewis Cass apartments for the years 1924 and 1925 were unpaid on June 1,1926. Demand was made therefor, with threat of levy. The plaintiff paid, and in this action was permitted to recover the amount so paid. The city reviews the judgment entered by writ of…