City of Detroit v. Macier
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Carpenter, J. Debt by the city of Detroit against Ellen Macier to recover a tax. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This action is brought to recover a. tax assessed in the year 1894 against Ellen Marcier. The defendant contested the case on two grounds: First, that she was not a resident of Detroit at the time of the assessment; and, second, that the assessment against Ellen Marcier cannot be held as an assessment against the defendant. The first question was determined in favor of the city by the jury. At the trial the circuit judge charged that the error in naming the defendant on the tax roll was not fatal. On a motion for a new trial the circuit judge held, in effect, that the assessment could only be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. GoschMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- People v. HildebrandMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Boyce v. DanzMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
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