Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Simmons v. Township of Munising

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1921No. Docket No. 106PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Error to Alger; Fead (Louis H.), J. Quo warranto proceedings by the people of the State of Michigan, on the relation of David E. Simmons, prosecuting attorney of Alger county, against the township of Munising to determine the legality of an election. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

In this case an information in the

nature of a quo warranto was filed in the circuit court for the county of Alger by the prosecuting attorney, under the provisions of section 28 of chapter 38 of the judicature act (3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 13551) to determine the legality of an election held in the township of Munising on May 18, 1920, under the direction of the township board, at which election there was submitted the following question:. “Shall the township school district of Munising township be disbanded and the township' re-districted into separate school districts?”

The said election was…

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