Regents of the University of Michigan v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by the Regents of the University of Michigan against Stanley W. Turner, Auditor General, to compel the payment of interest on the “university fund” at the rate of 7 per cent.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Certain lands granted by the Federal Government to the State as an endowment to the State University having been sold by the State, the fund resulting therefrom constitutes the university fund. A similar provision exists for primary schools, while State land grants for the endowment of the State Normal School and the Agricultural College have resulted in funds for the support of these institutions. It is the custom of the State to pay interest upon such funds annually, the same having been paid from specific taxes. See Const, art. 14, § 1. Act No. 114, Laws 1845, provided for the payment of…
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