Visscher v. Ottawa Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Arend Visscher, prosecuting attorney of Ottawa county, to compel Philip Padgham, circuit judge of said county, to vacate an order dismissing the petition of the auditor general for the sale of lands delinquent for the taxes of 1895.
1Per curiam
The auditor general filed his petition in the circuit court for the county of Ottawa, in chancery, for the sale of lands delinquent for taxes for the year 1895. The same came on to be heard upon objections filed by certain landowners, and the court entered an order dismissing the petition, and denying the decree prayed for. The prosecuting attorney for the county applies for the writ of mandamus to compel the circuit judge to vacate this order, and grant the decree. Upon denying the petition, the learned circuit judge filed a written opinion, of which the following are the material portions :
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Auditor General v. HutchinsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
- Schaale v. WaseyMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
3Cited by3 opinions
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