St. Joseph Township v. City of St. Joseph

Plaintiffs began the present proceeding to challenge the validity of an annexation election 1 which resulted in the detachment of certain properties from plaintiff township and their annexation to defendant city. Plaintiffs first petitioned the circuit court for leave to file an information in the nature of quo warranto, pursuant to CL 1948, §§ 638.28-638.30 (Stat Ann §§ 27.2342-27.2344), 2 alleging in tlieir petition material fraud in the election and tlie prosecuting1 attorney’s refusal to institute quo warranto proceedings. After grant of leave plaintiffs filed an information alleging that…