Village of Fairview v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Hosmer, Donovan, Murphy, and Brooke, JJ. Bill by the village of Fairview and others against the city of Detroit and others to enjoin the interference with the officers or agents of complainant village, and for other relief. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal.
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Appeal from Wayne; Hosmer, Donovan, Murphy, and Brooke, JJ. Bill by the village of Fairview and others against the city of Detroit and others to enjoin the interference with the officers or agents of complainant village, and for other relief. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal. The purpose of this bill is to enjoin the defendants from interfering with the officers or agents of the village of Fairview in the performance of their duties under the village charter; from taking possession of the books of the village and from levying and collecting taxes upon any property within…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). “No law shall embrace more than one object which shall be expressed in its title.” Art. 4, § 20, Const, of Michigan. Clearly but one object is expressed in the title to this act, namely, to annex the entire territory composing the village of Fairview to the city of Detroit. This title gave notice to *4legislators and to the people of the city of Detroit, of the township and of the village of Fairview, who were the sole parties interested, that no other purpose should be found in the body of the bill. The people of Detroit might be willing that the entire territory…
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