Powers v. Secretary of State

Plaintiff James Powers, doing business as Powers Pontiac Sales Company, seeks a writ of mandamus directing defendant Herman H. Dignan, secretary of State, to forthwith issue a motor vehicle dealer’s license as provided for in Act No. 46, Pub. Acts 1921, as amended, 1 Comp. Laws 1929, §§4658-4676 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, 1943, §§4658-4676, Stat. Ann. and Stat. Ann. 1943 Cum. Supp. §§ 9.1471-9.1491).

An order to show cause was issued and the secretary of State filed an answer and return in which he claims that Powers, as president of Powers Motor Sales, Inc., a Michigan corporation, has been…