Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of Muskegon Heights
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1951No. Docket 53, Calendar 45,066PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBushnell, J.
An action for damages was commenced against John Farkas, a police officer of Muskegon Heights, charging that he wantonly, maliciously, and without provocation, committed an assault upon Bennie Hildreth.
Plaintiff Nathan Johnson, a taxpayer, sought injunctive relief against defendant city of Muskegon Heights, for the purpose of restraining it from paying any money or furnishing any services in connection with the defense of Farkas.
Johnson alleged in his bill of complaint that the defendant, through its city commission, undertook the defense of the suit against Farkas and caused the appearance…
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