People ex rel. Attorney General v. Village of Holly
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Oakland; Smith, J. Bill by the people of the State of Michigan, on the relation of Fred A. Maynard, attorney general, against the village of Holly, to restrain the payment of a reward offered, for the apprehension of an incendiary. From the decree rendered, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The village of Holly offered a reward for testimony that should secure the conviction of the persons who had set fire to certain buildings within its limits, and work was done upon the case by Sargeant and Green, and a deputy sheriff named Botsford. The reward seems to have been earned, and the council passed a resolution that unless, within 10 days, the parties claiming the reward should agree to arbitrate the question of who was entitled to it, the village attorney should cause a bill of interpleader to be filed against them. Nothing was done, however, under this resolution, and some time…
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