Legal Opinion
Attorney General ex rel. Maguire v. Wayne Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1909No. Calendar No. 23,313PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Mandamus by John E. Bird, attorney general, on relation of Matthew J. Maguire, to compel Alfred J. Murphy, circuit judge of Wayne county, to issue an injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
On the 9th day of February, 1909, the common council of the city of Detroit passed the following resolution:
*616“Resolved, That the sum of five thousand dollars be and is hereby appropriated from the moneys in the contingent fund and placed at the disposal of his honor, the mayor, to investigate the street railway question of the city of Detroit; and the city controller be and he is hereby directed to pay any bills presented and approved by his honor, the mayor, out of said appropriation.”
On the 12th of February, 1909, the attorney general, on the relation of Matthew J. Maguire, a resident…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Torrent v. Common Council of MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- George N. Fletcher & Sons v. Alpena Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
- City of Port Huron v. McCallMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Kelsey v. Wayne Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- Shanks v. Commonwealth, on Relation, Etc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927