Legal Opinion

Auditor General v. Wellman

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1910No. Docket No. 113Published

Appeal from St. Clair; Law, J. Petition by James B. Bradley, auditor general, for the sale of land delinquent for taxes: On objections of Charles Wellman and others. From a decree for petitioner, contestants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.

The defendants in this case, five in number, owners in severalty of six lots in the city of Port Huron, are appellants. The lots were assessed in 1905 for a paving tax. These assessments were not paid, and this proceeding is the auditor general’s petition for foreclosure of the State lien for taxes, with the objections of the defendants, which objections were overruled in the circuit court.

The questions discussed by defendants’ counsel, as shown by the brief, are:(1) That the paving proceedings are invalid, for the reason that the council did not have any plans and specifications before it…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cass Farm Co. v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Thayer Lumber Co. v. City of MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
  3. City of Kalamazoo v. FrancoiseMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Palmer v. City of Port HuronMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Parsons v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1905

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