Attorney General ex rel. Dust v. Oakman
Michigan Supreme Court
Quo warranto proceedings by Horace M. Oren, Attorney General, on the relation of William T. Dust, against Bobert Oakman, to determine the title to the office of member of the board of State tax commissioners.
1Opinion of the Court
Montgomery, O. J.
This controversy involves the title to the office of member of the board of State tax commissioners. The relator’s title is asserted under an appointment by the governor, duly confirmed by the senate, on February 13, 1901, for the term ending December 31, 1904. The respondent claims 'title under an appointment made December 18, 1899, for the same term, which appointment, he alleges, was, on the 3d day of January, 1900,. duly confirmed by the senate. The facts are not in dispute. Before referring to the history of the case in detail, however, we will consider a preliminary…
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