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David Maynard Et Al V. Fractional School District, & C., Thomas M. Cooley
David Maynard Et Al V. Fractional School District, & C., Thomas M. Cooley
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"A bequest to the members composing the School District by name, and to their successors in office, of moneys to be expended in the purchase of books for a district library -- thy being the officers designated by law to preform similar duties for the district -- is in effect a bequest to the district."
Lucy M. Maynard by her last will directed the residue of her estate be sold and the monies be placed at the disposal of the District Board of the Fractional School District in Milan and York, Michigan, and used for library supplies. "The validity of …
Material Taken From Streets In Grading--Rights Of Adjoining Lot-Owner, Thomas M. Cooley
Material Taken From Streets In Grading--Rights Of Adjoining Lot-Owner, Thomas M. Cooley
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"In grading a street for the purpose of paving, it was necessary to remove earth which the city had no occasion for, and the street commissioner sold the same to a party who removed and used it. In an action to recover the purchase-price the purchaser defended, claiming that the city did not own the earth, but that it was owned by the adjoining lot-owners..."