Attorney General ex rel. McRae v. Thompson
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Murfin, J. Information by Franz C. Kuhn, attorney general of the State of Michigan, upon the relation of Milton A. McRae against William B. Thompson and others. From a decree dismissing the information, relator appeals. The information in this case is filed by the attorney general upon the relation of Milton A. McRae,a taxpayer of the city of Detroit and president of the board of commerce of said city.
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Appeal from Wayne; Murfin, J. Information by Franz C. Kuhn, attorney general of the State of Michigan, upon the relation of Milton A. McRae against William B. Thompson and others. From a decree dismissing the information, relator appeals. The information in this case is filed by the attorney general upon the relation of Milton A. McRae,a taxpayer of the city of Detroit and president of the board of commerce of said city. It sets out that defendant William B. Thompson, who is mayor of Detroit, did on April 4, 1911, address a communication to defendant the common council of Detroit, in which he…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). We are met at the outset by the question of the jurisdiction of the court to determine the matters involved. Counsel for relator cites many authorities which, it is asserted, establish the jurisdiction of the court in- the case presented. Among them are the following: Attorney General v. City of Detroit, 26 Mich. 263; Attorney General v. Moliter, 26 Mich. 444; Attorney General v. Board of Auditors of Wayne County, 73 Mich. 53 (40 N. W. *511852); McMullen v. Ingham Circuit Judge, 102 Mich. 608 (61 N. W. 260); People v. Ingersoll, 58 N. Y. 1 (17 Am. Rep. 178).
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- People of the State of N.Y. v. . IngersollNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Attorney General ex rel. Cook v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
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