Wilson v. City of Pontiac

This is an original petition for mandamus by a taxpayer of the city of Pontiac to direct the .city of Pontiac to place on its tax rolls immediately all parcels of land sold under the “scavenger” act (Act No. 155, Pub. Acts 1937, as amended by Act No. 244, Pub. Acts 1939 [Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, § 3723-1 et seq., Stat. Ann. § 7.951 et seq.]), irrespective of whether the State land office board has executed deeds or contracts. The attorney general has intervened to oppose the petition.

According to the allegations of the petition, a “scavenger” sale was started in Oakland county on February 13,…