School District of Lansing v. City of Lansing

This action was instituted by the school district of the city of Lansing in an effort to impose liability upon the city of Lansing for the alleged negligence of its treasurer in failing to pursue all methods provided by law to collect certain taxes levied upon the shares of stock of the Capital National Bank for school purposes in 1932 in the sum of $4,464.72. Plaintiff contends that because defendant’s treasurer was negligent in not taking proceedings to secure payment of the said personal property tax either against the Capital National Bank, or its receiver, or against the receiver of the…