Hanna v. Chalker
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Crawford; Sharpe, J. Mandamus by John Hanna and John J. Niederer to compel William S. Chalker, chairman, and James J. Collen, clerk, of the board of supervisors of Crawford county, to issue a county order. From an order denying the writ, relators bring certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, C. J.
This is certiorari to review the action of the circuit judge in refusing to issue a writ of mandamus compelling the respondents to issue county orders upon a claim which relators insist was allowed them by the board of supervisors.
Crawford county was set of from Kalkaska county in 1879. It is claimed a question arose about the records in the office of the register of deeds in Crawford county, and in October, 1896, the board of supervisors authorized the relators to transcribe these records. It is claimed they *10entered upon this work, and in January, 1897, were allowed by the board of…
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