Brooks v. Township of Arenac

Plaintiffs, in order to relieve tbeir property from an actual levy and threatened sale, paid taxes under protest upon certain logs ■which during the previous year had been assessed to them in Arenac while in transit to Port Huron.

It appears from the testimony of the supervisor that he had information which satisfied him that these logs were in transit, as the undisputed testimony showed them to be, but that nevertheless he went on and made the assessment.

He did not attempt to notify the owners, whom he knew to reside and have their mill in Port Huron,’ until the day the board of review met,…