Legal Opinion

Township of Dearborn v. City of Dearborn

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1944No. Docket No. 5, Calendar No. 42,464PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNorth, C. J.

The bill of complaint herein was filed by the township of Dearborn, Wayne county, to obtain an accounting and contribution from the city of Dearborn of a proportion of the general liability incurred by the township incident to the' payment of certain refunded special assessment bonds of the township for each of four water districts. The defendant denies all liability. After hearing in the circuit court in chancery a decree was entered dismissing the bill of complaint. Plaintiff has appealed.

The background of defendant’s alleged liability is that a substantial portion of Dearborn township…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Walker v. SchultzMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Bray v. StewartMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Village of DeWitt v. Township of DeWittMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Township of Royal Oak v. City of Pleasant RidgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
  5. City of Highland Park v. Dearborn TownshipMichigan Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Finlayson v. Township of West BloomfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1948
  2. City of Holland v. Township of FillmoreMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Sylvan Township v. City of ChelseaMichigan Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. International Ass'n of Fire Fighters, Local 1445 v. City of KelsoCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
  5. Hazel Park Nonpartisan Taxpayers Ass'n v. Township of Royal OakMichigan Supreme Court · 1947

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