Keefe v. Macomb County

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, holders of bonds issued by certain drain districts in the County of Ma-comb, Michigan, sued the county, claiming that under Act 331 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1927, the county is obligated to pay such bonds and the coupons attached thereto when the conditions described in the statute exist. Default having occurred in payment by the drain districts, a demand was made upon the county for payment from the general fund, which was refused. Section 15, chapter 10, of the Act, under which liability is claimed to exist, reads as follows: “In case the amount…