Legal Opinion
Monroe Water Co. v. Heath
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Certiorari to Monroe; Kinne, J. Mandamus by the Monroe Water Company to compel George F. Heath, mayor of the city of Monroe, to execute a contract as directed by the common council. From an order denying the writ, relator brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, C. J.
On March 6, 1897, the common council of the city of Monroe passed, over the mayor’s veto, the following resolution:
“Resolved, that a contract between the city of Monroe and the Monroe Water Company for the supply of water for public uses and purposes to the city of Monroe for the period of five years from and after the first day of January last, for the sum of $475 per month,-■ payable on bills to be presented monthly to the common council, be made; and that the- written contract presented to this council, and now in the hands of the city'.'clerk, containing said agreement and other…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Putnam v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- Niles Water Works v. Mayor of NilesMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by4 opinions
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