Diamond Match Co. v. Powers
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. The right of a citizen to inspect the records of a public office in 'which he had an interest, and to take transcripts therefrom if he desired, was long ago settled by judicial decision: King v. Shelley 3 Term 141; People v. GorneTl 47 Barb. 329; Hemes v. White 66 Me. 305.
1Opinion of the Court
(xRAVES, C. J.
This is an application for the writ of mandamus to compel the respondent, who is holder of the county office of register of deeds, to permit the relator, by its agent, W. Wallace Warner, and solely for its own private purpose, to have access, so long and so far as it is found necessary, to the place of records of said office, and to the books, records, files and papers thereof, to ascertain the state and character of the titles of all the real property in the county, and to construct a complete abstract of such titles. As serving to show that what is insisted on by relator is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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