Legal Opinion
Detroit City Council v. Mayor of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1995No. 98655, (Calendar No. 5)Published
1Opinion of the Court
449 Mich. 670 (1995)
537 N.W.2d 177
DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
v.
MAYOR OF DETROIT
Docket No. 98655, (Calendar No. 5).
Supreme Court of Michigan.
Argued May 2, 1995.
Decided August 15, 1995.
Colista, Adams & Palmer, P.C. (by Robert W. Palmer), for the plaintiffs.
Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by Jay E. Brant and David B. Nelson) and Phyllis A. James, Corporation Counsel, for the defendants.
LEVIN, J.
The question presented is whether the Mayor of Detroit must obtain approval from the Detroit City Council before implementing a savings plan designed to reduce a projected budget deficit. The Court of Appeals…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Socialist Workers Party v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Rayford v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of Broderick v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Detroit City Council v. StecherMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- In Re FordMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
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