Bank of Tustin of J. M. Perry & Co. v. Township of Burdell
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Osceola; Withey, J. Assumpsit by the Bank of Tustin of J. M. Perry & Company against the township of Burdell for the recovery back of taxes paid under protest. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
Plaintiff, a private bank, is a copartnership consisting of six members, and is located in the village of Tustin, in defendant township, where for some years it has been engaged in a general banking business, with J. M. Perry cashier and manager. It has a paid-in capital of $16,500 and a surplus of $1,200. The respective interests of its members are not evidenced by certificates of stock, but are shown upon its books, which credit each member of the firm with the amount he invested in said copartnership.
In April, 1913, the supervisor of defendant township assessed plaintiff, under its firm…
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