Township of Caledonia v. Rose
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Shiawassee. (Newton, J.) Assumpsit. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
This suit was brought to recover a tax of #95.40 assessed against the defendant for the year 1890 ■upon an assessment of $15,000 personal estate. Verdict ¡and judgment were for the plaintiff.
The board of review of the township met on the Tuesday next following the third Monday of May, continued in .session for five consecutive days, and then adjourned sine ■die. It did not meet on the fourth Monday of May, as the statute requires. 3 How. Stat. § 117058. The circuit judge instructed the jury that, inasmuch as the board did not meet as the law required, plaintiff could not recover, unless they…
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