Kent v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Charles A. Kent and Bryant Walker, trustees of the estate of Frederick Buhl, deceased, to compel Perry F. Powers, auditor general, to cancel the sale of certain land for the taxes of 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, C. J.
Frederick Buhl, at the time of his death, prior to the year 1897, was the owner of the S. \ of the N. W. £ and the N. \ of the S. W. •£, section 1, town 14 N., range 1 W. Relators are the trustees of his estate; petitioner Walker being the successor of one Robert Hosie, a former trustee.
It appears from the petition filed in this cause that Robert Hosie, former trustee, during his lifetime, had principal charge of the above-described property, with respect *606to the payment of taxes. December 3, 1897, Robert Hosie, as trustee, wrote to the township treasurer of Lee township, Midland county,…
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