Case Name: COLBY vs. TOWNSHIP BOARD (Woodhull)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1865-11-11
Citations: 1 McGrath 1393
Docket Number: 
Parties: COLBY vs. TOWNSHIP BOARD (Woodhull),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 1393–1393

Head Matter:
COLBY vs. TOWNSHIP BOARD (Woodhull),
14 M., 27.

Opinion:
To compel allowance of claim under Laws of 1865, p. 271, providing for the payment of bounties to volunteers.
Denied November 11, 1865.
Held, that the act only authorized the refunding of moneys raised, advanced or contributed for certain purposes, and that the petition did not bring the claim presented within the act.