Attorney General ex rel. Maybury v. Bolger
Michigan Supreme Court
Quo warranto proceedings by Horace M. Oren, attorney general, on the relation of "William C. Maybury and others, to determine the right of Robert E. Bolger to hold the office of commissioner of parks and boulevards of the city of Detroit.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This proceeding is brought in this court by the attorney general by information in the nature of quo warranto on the relation of William 0. Maybury, mayor of Detroit, and others, to oust the respondent from the office of commissioner of parks and boulevards of the city of Detroit.
Prior to 1901 there existed in the city of Detroit a board of commissioners of parks and boulevards, consisting of four persons nominated by the mayor and approved by the common council. The legislature in 1901 abolished this board, and provided for a single commissioner, to be appointed by the common council. Act…
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