Legal Opinion
Kates v. Reading
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 1931No. Calendar 35,526PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.
Plaintiff sought mandamus to compel the clerk of the city of Detroit to place his name on the primary ballot as a candidate for justice of the peace. The clerk refused his application on the ground that, by Act No. 260, Pub. Acts 1929 (3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 16369 et seq.), the office of justice of the peace for the city of Detroit had been abolished. Plaintiff contends that Act No. 260 is unconstitutional.
The justices’ courts in Detroit operated under Act No. 475, Local Acts 1903, and the charter of the city, adopted in pursuance of general law. There were six justices, functioning…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Cooper v. RollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Worthington v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- In the Matter of the Application of ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Allor v. Board of AuditorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
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3Cited by17 opinions
- City of Allegan v. Consumers' Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1934
- Chamski v. Wayne County Board of AuditorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
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- City of Newport News v. Elizabeth City CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
- City of Dearborn v. Wayne County Board of SupervisorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
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