Department of Agriculture v. Appletree Marketing, LLC

Plaintiffs, Department of Agriculture and Michigan Apple Committee, appeal as of right the trial court’s order granting in part and denying in part their motion for summary disposition. Because the remedies conferred by the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act (ACMA), MCL 290.651 et seq., are the exclusive remedies for a violation of the act, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant Steven Rropf was the manager and the sole member of defendant Appletree Marketing, L.L.C. (Appletree). Organized in 2001, Appletree purchased or otherwise acquired apples from Michigan apple…