People ex rel. McBride v. Board of Supervisors

This is an application to compel respondents to audit and allow at relator’s instance a large amount of charges he claims to be due from the county to the city of Grand Eapids by force of the act of 1878, as amended in 1875, to establish and organize a police court in that city. 3 Sess. L. 1873, p. 189; Local Acts 1875, p. 742.

Among many other objections the board insist that relator, who is the police justice of the city, is not competent to call them to account and prosecute this proceeding here by mandamus in his name, and I am satisfied the point is well taken. He has no interest in the…