Sutton v. Cadillac Area Public Schools

Plaintiffs brought this action to obtain an order requiring defendants to provide free transportation to and from school for pupils enrolled in the Cadillac Area Public Schools who live more than one-and-one-half miles from their school. The circuit judge granted defendants’ motions for summary and accelerated judgment. Although defendants’ motions contain various other arguments, it is apparent from the circuit judge’s oral and written opinions that the judge held that plaintiffs had failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted, GCR 1963, 117.2(1). Plaintiffs appeal by right.

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