Connor v. Herrick

(after stating the facts, for denial of the writ). It is time that this Court move to end the practice of pressured issuance, in original mandamus proceedings, of what in reality are advisory ex parte opinions dealing with validity, and consequent marketability, of yet unissued municipal bonds. There is a better way to provide judicial service in present instance and, if counsel had pursued it last year in the mentioned Oakland county litigation, an effective decree might well have been entered by this time. We shall presently consider such litigation.

On strength of the petition and answer…