McRae v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by John MpRae to compel James B. Bradley, auditor general, to refund certain taxes paid as a condition of purchase of a State bid.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Certain property was returned delinquent for the taxes of 1894, 1895, and 1896. In December, 1896, the premises were bid in to the State for the tax of 1894, under the general tax law, and on August 24,-1897, the relator purchased the State’s bid for the tax of 1894, and received the usual certificate of purchase, stating that if such premises should not be redeemed before the first Monday in December, 1897, he would be entitled to a deed; if they should be redeemed before that time he would be entitled to the redemption money, or to the amount of purchase with interest at 8 per cent., etc.…
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