Township of North Star v. Cowdry

This case originated in justice’s court in the county of Gratiot, and was appealed to the circuit court of that county, where the plaintiff recovered a judgment of $80 damages upon a directed verdict. The action was in assumpsit to recover the balance of a subscription made by the defendant for the improvement of a certain public highway in the township of North Star in said county. The defendant has brought the case here upon writ of error. The declaration counted upon two subscriptions of defendant, one of $100 and one of $80. It was undisputed that the $100 subscription was paid before…