City of Berkley v. Township of Royal Oak

The cities of Berkley and Huntington Woods, hereinafter called plaintiffs, were incorporated on April 18, 1932, and June 22, 1932, respectively, out of territory located in Royal Oak township, Oakland county, Michigan. Prior thereto the township had been divided into four road districts and, also, into a special assessment fire-protection district. These districts did not include any territory within the plaintiff cities, which then were villages. Taxes were levied in the road districts for road repairs and a special assessment was levied in the fire-protection district for fire protection.…