Otto v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Murphy, J. Assumpsit by Julius C. Otto against the city of Detroit and village of Grosse Pointe Park, for plaintiff’s unpaid salary as a street commissioner. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The plaintiff brings this suit against the defendants for his salary as street commissioner of the village of Fairview from May 1, 1907, to October 24th next following. He was appointed street commissioner of that village in 1906, and reappointed to the same office on the 18th day of March, 1907, for the year 1907, and claims he qualified on the following day by taking the oath of office. He recovered verdict and judgment for $369.50. On the 27th day of March, 1907, the legislature passed an act by which it undertook to annex certain territory of the village of Fairview to the city of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Andrews v. LordMichigan Supreme Court · 1861
- Lawrence v. HanleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Village of Fairview v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1907