Township of Deep River v. Van Antwerp

This suit in assumpsit was brought to recover the amount of a tax upon personal property assessed against the defendant in the township of Deep River, Arenac county, for the year 1910. The jury returned a verdict for $441, the full amount of the tax. A new trial having been applied for and denied, the defendant assigns error in this court.(1) It is urged that the trial court was without jurisdiction to render the judgment because of the failure of the township treasurer to file with the county treasurer the statement and affidavit required by the tax law (1 Comp. Laws, § 3878, 1 How. Stat.…