Yeomans v. Board of Supervisors
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Ionia; Davis, J. Mandamus by Walter Yeomans against the board of supervisors of Ionia county to compel respondent to levy an assessment to pay a drain construction order. An order allowing the writ is reviewed by respondent on writ of certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtSteers, C. J.
This is a proceeding in certiorari, brought here by respondent, to review the action of the circuit court of Ionia county, allowing a writ of mandamus to compel respondent, at its October session, 1912, to order spread upon the tax rolls of the townships of Campbell and Boston, in said county, a certain tax, assessed by the county drain commissioner prior to the October, 1911, session of said board, to defray the costs of laying out and constructing a certain drain, called the ‘5 Campbell Creek drain,” as apportioned and assessed against said townships by said drain commissioner, for benefits…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hosier v. Higgins Township BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Nash v. KenyonMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
- Avery v. Township Board of KrakowMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- People ex rel. Owen v. Township BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
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