Lowrie & Robinson Lumber Co. v. City of Detroit

(after stating the facts) . Plaintiff called as a witness the street opening clerk in the city assessor’s office and examined him at length. From his testimony it would appear that he worked out the detail of the assessment. The assessment was on a front foot basis; on the lands of plaintiff, it was $3.25 a foot front. The testimony of the witness was to the effect that if Oakman was credited with the assessed value of the strip of land dedicated by him as of the date of the dedication he would be entitled to a credit of $3.78 a foot front, and, therefore, would have no assessment to pay and…