Legal Opinion

Mercer v. City of Lansing

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 22, 2007No. Docket No. 260999PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAWYER, E J.

Defendants appeal an order of the circuit court denying their motion for summary disposition based on governmental immunity. We affirm.

Flaintiff owns a motor vehicle towing and recycling business in Laingsburg. He contracts with various private businesses in the city of Lansing to tow unwanted vehicles from their property. According to plaintiff, because defendants failed to comply with the requirements of MCL 257.252 et seq., he was unable to dispose of unclaimed vehicles, which accumulated on his property. He filed the instant action, seeking a writ of mandamus to compel…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lee v. MacOmb County Board of CommissionersMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Paige v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Newton v. Michigan State PoliceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Lee v. MacOmb County Board of CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Watts v. NevilsMichigan Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Horace Sheffield III v. Detroit City ClerkMichigan Court of Appeals · 2021
  2. Jeff Jones v. Taylor City ClerkMichigan Court of Appeals · 2021
  3. Mercer v. City of LansingMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Victoria Burton-Harris v. Wayne County ClerkMichigan Court of Appeals · 2021

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