Bowman v. Montcalm Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Edward J. Bowman, city attorney of the city of Greenville, to compel Frank D. M. Davis, circuit judge of Montcalm county, to vacate an order requiring the production of certain taxpayers’ statements for use in a suit at law.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.
Winter, the owner of a livery stable in the city of Greenville, paid his tax under protest, and sued to recover it back. The property assessed amounted to about $1,000, and was largely, if not wholly., personal property used in his livery business. The protest is a lengthy and carefully prepared document, alleging that assessing officers and board of review, “purposely, willfully, and fraudulently, with intent to injure him, and to require of him a greater amount of tax than his just proportion, neglected and refused to take into account and *609assess the following classes of property, either in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Oregon & Washington Mortgage Savings Bank v. JordanOregon Supreme Court · 1888
- People ex rel. Manhattan Fire Insurance v. Board of Commissioners of Taxes & AssessmentsNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Turner v. DickermanMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Collier v. MorrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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- Roberts Tobacco Co. v. Department of RevenueMichigan Supreme Court · 1948
- Herman Brothers Pet Supply, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
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