Burt v. Wadsworth

Complainants filed a bill to restrain the defendants, as County Treasurer and Auditor General, from selling their lands for the delinquent taxes assessed thereon for the year 1875. A decree was rendered perpetually enjoining defendants from executing any conveyance under the sale made, and declaring the taxes assessed upon the lands null and void. From this decree defendants appealed.

Upon the argument in this court it was urged that the levy of.taxes for 1875 was void for two reasons.

First. For want of the certificate of the board of review, required by the charter of the city of Marquette;…