City of Muskegon v. Boyce
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Bussell, J. Assumpsit by the city of Muskegon against George Boyce to recover a tax on personal property. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The defendant was assessed on the assessment roll of 1898, for personal estate, $15,000. He did not pay the tax levied on this personal property. The city sued him for it, and obtained a judgment against him. From that judgment he has brought the case here by appeal.
Mr. Murray was the city assessor. He was confined to his house with a broken leg part of the time when he ought to have been making his assessment. He employed Mr. Gray to' assist in making the assessment. Mr. Gray had a talk with defendant, who claimed he had no property liable to assessment. Mr. Gray and Mr. Murray discussed the…
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