Kay Investment Co., LLC v. Brody Realty No. 1, LLC

Brody Realty No. 1, LLC, appeals the trial court’s grant of summary disposition to Kay Investment Company, LLC. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

In 1969, Robert Brody, George Brody, Joseph Kaufman, and Harold Kaufman entered into an agreement to develop and manage a shopping center in Southgate. Some of the successors to the original contracting parties now want to sell the property. They claim that the property is owned by a partnership and that, under Michigan law, unanimous assent by all partners is not required to sell the property. The successor that…