Kingsford Chemical Co. v. City of Kingsford

Plaintiff seeks the recovery of $36,-515.62, city taxes paid under protest to the defendant city. Plaintiff claims in this action of assumpsit that it was intentionally overassessed and discriminated against and that its properties were assessed at a higher rate than other properties upon the assessment rolls. A jury rejected plaintiff’s claim, and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and motion for new trial were denied. Plaintiff appeals.

In 1951 Ford Motor Company abandoned further operations of its Kingsford plant, and on December 17th of that year it sold the plant in its…