City of Detroit v. Detroit City Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne. (Gartner, J.) Debt for taxes. Plaintiff brings error. The-facts, and points of counsel passed upon by the Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
The city of Detroit sued defendant for alleged unpaid taxes for the year 1887. The first count was for taxes assessed on personal property to the amount of $439,140. The second count was for one per cent, upon the gross receipts of defendant for six months, ending December 31, 1887, under an ordinance of November 14, 1879, accepted by defendant.
The court below found for defendant under facts determined, and contained in the record. Those facts, so far as material, show this condition of things:
Defendant is a company organized under the tram-railway act, found in chapter 94, How. Stat. By…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hackley v. MackMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- McKee v. Grand Rapids & Reed's Lake Street Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1879
- Detroit City Street Railway Co. v. GuthardMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
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- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
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