Young v. City of Ann Arbor
Michigan Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
This is a test case to determine the constitutionality of Act No. 94, Pub. Acts of 1933. In the consideration of that question this court has nothing to do with the wisdom or policy of the law or the motives which actuated the legislature in its enactment. The sole question for our consideration is whether the statute is or is not constitutional. A statute must be violative of the Constitution, the fundamental law, before it may be declared unconstitutional. Statutes are enacted by the legislature, presumably after consideration, and all presumptions are in favor of the constitutionality of…
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