Pingree v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Hazen S. Pingree, governor, to compel Eoscoe D. Dix, auditor general, to transfer to the general fund, from the primary-school fund, certain moneys collected for taxes under Act No. 168, Pub. Acts 1881. Mandamus by the Tecumseh Telephone Company to compel the auditor general to cancel certain taxes assessed against it under the above-mentioned act.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
In the year 1881 the legislature passed an act (No. 168, Pub. Acts 1881; 1 How. Stat. § 1237 et seq.) entitled “An act to provide for the assessment and taxation of telegraph and telephone lines within the State of Michigan.” Its provisions are, in substance, that the auditor general, state treasurer, and commissioner of the state land office shall assess telegraph and telephone lines at their true cash value, and levy a tax upon said assessment at a rate which shall equal the average rate of taxes (general, municipal, and local) levied throughout the State during the previous year, to be…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McPherson v. BlackerMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- City of Detroit v. ChapinMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by16 opinions
- Forbes v. HubbardIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- C. F. Smith Co. v. FitzgeraldMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
- Continental Motors Corp. v. Township of MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
- Union Trust Co. v. Wayne Probate JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.