Auditor General v. Bishop
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from St. Clair; Law, J. Petition by Oramel B. Fuller, auditor general, for the sale of land delinquent for taxes: On objections of Arthur G. Bishop and Frederick D. Sanborn. From a decree for petitioner, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
In the year 1904 the assessment in controversy in this case was made. It was for a sewer construction tax, and covered 376 acres of land. The benefits were assessed at a flat rate per square foot. The sewer was constructed at a cost of $71,250, one-eighth of which was paid by general tax, which cost was made payable in four annual installments. The auditor general filed the petition in this cause to obtain a decree against delinquent lands, and several landowners in Port Huron contested this sewer tax. The trial judge sustained the tax, and two defendants have appealed: Sanborn, who appears…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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