174 Mich. 276 | Mich. | 1913
Complainant files his bill for the purpose of having certain real estate owned by him relieved from a portion of a special assessment tax alleged by him to be
We have held in many eases that the value of the land to be affected by the lien, and not the amount of the claim asserted, determines the jurisdiction of the court. Matteson v. Matteson, 132 Mich. 516 (93 N. W. 1079), and cases cited; Wilcke v. Duross, 144 Mich. 243 (107 N. W. 907, 115 Am. St. Rep. 394). Reference is made to the decision in Van Zanten v. City of Grand Haven, post, 282 (140 N. W. 471).
The decree is reversed, and a decree will be entered in this court granting the relief prayed. Complainant will recover costs of both courts.