Legal Opinion
Perrizo v. Township of Stephenson
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1905No. Docket No. 51PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Case made from Menominee; Stone, J. Assumpsit by Pollet Perrizo, Edward Perrizo, and Paul Perrizo, Jr., copartners, as Perrizo & Sons, against the township of Stephenson for taxes paid under protest.' There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
Plaintiffs brought suit to recover certain highway taxes paid under protest. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and judgment rendered in favor of defendant.
The facts in the case were stipulated as follows:
“1. That the highway taxes of the defendant township are not assessed on a money basis, as provided in subchapter 4 of chapter 101 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, but are assessed on a labor basis, as provided in subchapter 2 of said chapter 101.
“2. That the electors of said township, at the annual meeting of said township in the year 1904, neglected to vote a money tax, as…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Auditor General v. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Ryerson v. Township of LaketonMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
3Cited by1 opinion
- Alexander v. McInnisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915