Legal Opinion
Board of Education v. Straub
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1914No. Calendar No. 26,317PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Certiorari to Grand Traverse; Mayne, J. Mandamus by the board of education of the city of Traverse City against John G. Straub, mayor of the said city, to compel respondent to sign a series of bonds. Writ denied: relator brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, C. J.
These are certiorari proceedings to review the action of the circuit court for the county of Grand Traverse in denying relator a writ of mandamus. Relator is a school district comprising all the territory within the limits of the city of Traverse City. Act No. 424 of the Local Acts of Michigan was passed by the legislature of 1895, said act being entitled:
“An act to incorporate the- city of Traverse City, in the county of Grand Traverse, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith.”
This was the act under which this city, formerly a village, was incorporated. By title 7 of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Public Schools v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
3Cited by5 opinions
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