Detroit United Railway v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Mandell (Henry A.), J. Bill by the Detroit United Railway against the city of Detroit and others to enjoin the performance of a contract for the construction of a street railway. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, C. J.
Chapter xiii, tit. iv, of the Detroit city charter, makes provision for acquisition and operation! of a municipal street railway system by the city, and the issuance of public utility bonds.to purchase or construct the same when authorized by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the electors of said city. Such charter provision is authorized by the so-called home rule act (Act No. 279, Pub. Acts 1909, as amended [1 Comp. Laws 1915, § 3304 et seq.]) and Article 8 of the State Constitution.
On January 27, 1920, the common council of Detroit adopted an ordinance relative to the city acquiring,…
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- Detroit United Railway v. Wayne Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
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