Herp v. Lansing City Clerk

This case involves the sufficiency of certain referendum petitions submitted by plaintiffs to defendant city clerk regarding a proposed bond issue by the City of Lansing Building Authority. Plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants and intervening defendants and dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint for mandamus to compel Lansing city officials to hold the petitioned-for referendum election. We affirm.

The building authority act, MCL 123.951 et seq.; MSA 5.301(1) et seq., authorizes municipalities to incorporate a building authority for the…