Fair Drain Taxation, Inc. v. City of St. Clair Shores, Michigan

MACHROWICZ, District Judge.

This is a class action instituted on behalf of the named plaintiffs of the Michigan cities of St. Clair Shores, East Detroit, and Roseville and all other similarly situated taxpayers of the State of Michigan to enjoin as unconstitutional the enforcement or the taking of any proceeding under the provisions of §§ 11.1461-11.1490 Mich.Stat.Ann., Comp. Laws Supp.1956, § 280.461-280.489 and § 280.490 as added by Pub.Acts 1957, No. 37, commonly known as and herein referred to as Chapter 20 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956.

It may be said at the outset that litigation…