Masters v. Board of Supervisors

Michigan Supreme Court
Masters v. Board of Supervisors, 214 Mich. 93 (Mich. 1921)
182 N.W. 424; 1921 Mich. LEXIS 849
Bird, Clark, Late, Moore, Sharpe, Steere, Stone, Took

Masters v. Board of Supervisors

Opinion of the Court

Sharpe, J.

In this case an injunction is sought by plaintiffs, who are taxpayers of the county of Alger, to restrain the defendant board from expending money in causing a tract index or set of abstract books to be compiled in that county. It presents a .similar question to that decided in Thomas v. Board of Sup’rs of Wayne Co., ante, 72, and is ruled thereby.

The decree entered is reversed, and one may be *94entered here dismissing the bill of complaint, with costs of both courts to defendants.

Steere, C. J., and Moore, Stone, Clark, and Bird, JJ., concurred with Sharpe, J. The late Justice Brooke took no part in this decision.

Dissenting Opinion

Fellows, J.

(dissenting). For the reasons stated, by me in Thomas v. Board of Sup’rs of Wayne Co., ante, 72, I dissent from the conclusion reached by Mr. Justice Sharpe.

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Full Case Name
MASTERS v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALGER COUNTY
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Status
Published