Common Council v. Engel
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Wayne; Mandell, Williams, and Gil-day, JJ. Mandamus by the common council of the city of Detroit to compel George Engel, city controller, to prepare, countersign and transmit certain school bonds to the city treasurer in compliance with Act No. 322, Local Acts 1915. From an order granting the writ, defendant brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
In this proceeding plaintiff filed its petition in the circuit court of Wayne county for a writ of mandamus to compel defendant in the performance of his prescribed official duties to prepare, countersign, and transmit to the city treasurer certain school bonds which plaintiff had authorized and negotiated at a rate of interest exceeding four per cent, per annum.
While in defendant’s formal answer to an order to show cause other questions are raised, the direct and controlling reason for refusal involved and argued here is that the proposed issue of bonds authorized by plaintiff bore a rate of…
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