GOOD ROADS FED. v. BD. OF CANVASSERS

Calendar No. 45,407.

333 Mich. 352 (1952)

53 N.W.2d 481

MICHIGAN GOOD ROADS FEDERATION v. STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS. NICHOLS v. SAME.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Writ granted May 16, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubbard, Fox & Thomas, for plaintiffs Michigan Good Roads Federation and Rubin.

Haskell L. Nichols, Waldo C. Granse and James M. Davey, for plaintiff Nichols and intervenor County Road Association.

William M. Laird, City Attorney (John R. Laird, of counsel), for intervenor City of Ann Arbor.

Paul T. Dwyer, Acting Corporation Counsel, Andrew DiMaggio and Robert Reese, Assistants Corporation Counsel, for intervenor City of Detroit.

Rothe, Marston, Bohn & Mazey (Theodore Sachs, of counsel), for intervening defendant.

Frank G. Millard, Attorney General, and Edmund E. Shepherd, Solicitor General, for defendants.

Amici Curiae:

Alvin G. Dahlem, City Attorney, City of Jackson.

Orph C. Holmes, City Attorney, City of Ferndale.

Fred N. Searl, City Attorney, John E. Damon, Assistant City Attorney, City of Grand Rapids.

Charles A. Telfer, Assistant City Attorney, City of Port Huron.

Charles P. Van Note, City Attorney, City of Lansing.

Joel H. Kahn, City Attorney, City of Midland.

Richard Scatterday, Assistant City Attorney, City of Battle Creek.

Dale H. Fillmore, Corporation Counsel (Robert E. Childs, of counsel), City of Dearborn.

Crawford S. Reilley, Assistant City Attorney, City of Highland Park.


BOYLES, J.

This case calls for decision whether Act 54, PA 1951, is subject to a referendum under the provisions of the Michigan Constitution (1908), art 5, § 1. A sufficient number of petitions have been filed with the secretary of State to require a referendum. Petitions have been filed in this Court for a writ of prohibition directed to the State board of canvassers, to prevent the certification of said act to the...

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